Floreat REGINA! (Let REGINA Flourish!)

HMCS REGINA is the fifth of twelve Halifax Class Frigates. Although conceived as an anti-submarine frigate, REGINA’s engineering and state of the art technology make her one of the most capable multipurpose platforms in the world. The twelve ships have been named after Canadian cities from across the country.

In August 1988, the first steel was cut for HMCS REGINA. REGINA was built by MIL/Davie Ltd. of Lauzon, Quebec. Lauzon is the same shipyard that built the first HMCS REGINA, K-234 in 1942. On 6 October 1988, the keel was laid and assembly of HMCS REGINA, 334 began. Over the next two years the ship took shape in the Lauzon shipyard, and REGINA was launched on 25 October 1991 bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. On 2 March 1994 HMCS REGINA, 334, was accepted by the Navy.

Due to a high degree of automation, fewer personnel than previous ships of its size man REGINA. As a result, there is an increased level of habitability provided for the entire crew. Living areas are more comfortable and there are more mess decks, which allows for a smaller number of sailors in each mess. The largest mess deck in REGINA accommodates twenty-one sailors as compared to fifty-four in the older St-Laurent Class of ships. Separate dining, recreational facilities and closed circuit television entertainment provide outstanding shipboard living conditions.

SHIP'S MOTTO: Floreat Regina (Let Regina flourish)

SHIP'S COLOURS: Purple and Gold

SPECIFICATIONS:

CREW: 225 Officers and Sailors

DIMENSIONS:

Displacement 4750 tons

Length 134.1 m (440ft)

Beam 16.4 m (53ft)

Draught 4.9 m (23ft)

ENGINEERING:

Speed 29+ knots (33 mph)

Range 4600nm @ 17 knots (@19.5 mph)

Propulsion 2 GE LM 2500 Gas Turbines

1 Pielstick Model PA6 20 cylinder cruise diesel

Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG)

Screws 2 reversible controllable pitch propellers (CRPP)

Electrical Power 4 Motoren-Werke Mannheim (MWM) AG generators

producing a total of 3400 kw of power

WEAPONS:

Anti-Submarine Mk 46 Homing Torpedoes

Gun 1 Bofors 57mm Mk2 anti-air and anti-surface

Close In Weapon System (CIWS) 1 20mm Vulcan Phalanx

6-50 cal. Machine-guns

Missiles 8 Harpoon medium range anti-surface

16 Sea Sparrow short range anti-air

AIRCRAFT: 1 CH 124 Sea King

Date modified:

9/9/2012

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