HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) is a Halifax-class frigate, the sixth vessel in her class and the second vessel to carry the name Calgary. Built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project., Calgary was laid down on 15 June 1991 at MIL Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, QC, and launched on 28 August 1992. She was commissioned into on 12 May 1995.
On 6 June 2011 Calgary was turned over to Seaspan Marine Corporation’s Victoria Shipyards to start a 18 month mid-life upgrading and modernization. Calgary was returned to the RCN from Victoria Shipyards on 1 June 2012 and as of fall 2013 is conducting sea acceptance trials.
Motto: “Onward”
- Displacement: 3,995 tonnes (light). 4,795 tonnes (operational)
- Displacement: 5,032 tonnes (deep load)
- Length: 134.2 m
- Beam: 16.5 m
- Draught: 7.1 m
- Range: 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km)
- Complement: 225 (including air detachment)
Propulsion:
Sensors:
- Ericsson Sea Giraffe HC 150 Air/Surface Search:
- AN/SPS-49(V)5 Long Range Air Search
- SPG-503 STIR 1.8 Fire Control
- AN/SQS-510 Active Sonar
- AN/SQR-501 CANTASS Passive Sonar
- SLQ-501 CANEWS (Canadian Electronic Warfare System)
- SLQ-505 radar jammer
- Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band navigation radar
Armament:
- 24 × Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes
- 16 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea-Sparrow SAM
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
- 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun
- 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS
- TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
- 6 × .50 Calibre machine guns
- Aircraft carried: 1 × CH-124 Sea King