Cooperation between Davie and RCN enabled frigate to move to her homeport underneath her personal propulsion.
Lévis, Quebec, primarily based Davie Shipbuilding experiences that HMCS St. John’s, a City-class frigate, was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), November 1, after in depth upkeep and modernization work. The frigate sailed for her residence port in Halifax, N.S., on account of a detailed collaboration between Davie and the Royal Canadian Navy throughout the venture that ensured the required ship’s programs have been reactivated to permit her to depart underneath her personal propulsion quite than being towed.
The vessel was refurbished at Davie as a part of a program for hull, mechanical and engineering enhancements. In addition, fight system enhancements resembling a .50 caliber Naval Remote Weapon System have been additionally applied.
The ship can obtain a most velocity of 30 knots in open water. It is 134 meters lengthy with a beam of 16 meters and may accommodate 225 crew.
Originally commissioned in 1996, HMCS St. John’s is one in every of a 12-frigate fleet constructed within the Nineteen Nineties—three of them at Davie.
