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Canadian Navy: HMCS VILLE DE QUÉBEC - About the Ship

Characteristics

Ship's Characteristics 

 Class:            

 Halifax

 Displacement:

 4750 tonnes

 Complement:

 225 all ranks

 Dimensions:

- length overall: 134.1 m

- beam: 16.4 m

- draught: 4.9 m

- navigational draught: 7.5 m

 Distance franchissable:

 4 500 nautical miles economical speed

 Propulsion System:

1 Propulsion diesel engine Pielstick and two gas turbine engines LM 2500 

 Speed:

 greater than 27 knots

 Weaponry:    

- Torpedos :  MK46 mod 5A Honeywell

- Missiles : 16  surface-air Sea Sparrow vertical launch missiles

-  8 surface-surface Harpoon missiles

- Gun :  1  Bofors 57mm MK2 gun

- 1 Close-in weapons system (CIWS)Phalanx 20 mm MK15

Decoy:

                        Shield II

Electronic Countermeasures

 

CANEWS Electronic Warfare System

 

 Helicopter:

  CH 124A Sea King