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* Best efforts are made to relay accurate information with regards to these statuses. Information pertaining to the status of MARLANT units is difficult to obtain. MARPAC statuses are official as of 01 April 2005. Statuses provided only for major units manned solely by military personnel.

For units which have indeterminate statuses when this list is being updated, status defaults to "at homeport".

Date provided in listing is the year in which the vessel was commissioned by the Canadian Navy. Please note that the VICTORIA class submarines were originally commissioned in the Royal Navy from 1990-1993.

Compiled by Scott Noseworthy. Copyright © 2005. All Rights Reserved.

Fleet Composition Changes

HMCS HURON (DDH 281), an IROQUOIS class air defence destroyer, was paid-off (decommissioned) on 31 March 2005. The HURON had been laid up for several years due to manning issues and was cannibalized for spare parts needed by her sister ships.

Port Visits (scheduled) for April 2005

GOOSE BAY and SHAWINIGAN will be visiting port at Londonderry (United Kingdom) on 05 April.
MONTREAL will visit Bergen (Norway) on 08 April.

* Port visit schedule information from SeaWaves Magazine.

Surface Combatants

IROQUOIS class Air Defence Destroyers

Note: DDH 281 HMCS HURON was paid-off on 31 March 2005.

HALIFAX class Canadian Patrol Frigates

* The NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) replaces Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). It deploys to the Mediterranean Sea officially but is active throughout the North Atlantic and European waters.

Submarines

VICTORIA class Submarines

Due to a major fire on board the CHICOUTIMI in October 2004, all VICTORIA class submarines are currently tied up alongside and are not expected to undertake operations until the conclusion of the investigation into the CHICOUTIMI incident (~Spring 2005).

Coastal Defence and Auxiliaries

KINGSTON class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels

PROTECTEUR class Auxiliary Replenishment Vessels

Training Vessels

ORCA class Training Vessels

Six vessels of the ORCA class are under construction for use by Maritime Command for training purposes in and around Esquimalt, British Columbia.

ORIOLE class Training Vessel

* ORIOLE was built in 1921 and is a sail-powered vessel

Civilian Manned and Harbour Support

QUEST class Research Vessel

HARBOUR SUPPORT vessels

This listing is being compiled.

Source: CdnMilitary.ca

Published on: 2005-04-01 (17123 reads)

submitted by: Newfie Scott