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Halifax class
Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. , Saint John MIL Davie Shipbuilding , Lauzon
Royal Canadian Navy
Annapolis class
River class
1987–1996
1992–present
12
12
Guided-missile frigate
4,735 t (4,660 long tons )
134.1 m (440 ft 0 in)
16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
CODOG 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, generating 47,500 shp (35,400 kW) 1 × SEMT Pielstick 20PA6V280 diesel engine, generating 8,800 shp (6,600 kW) 1 × Royal de Schelde cross-connect gearbox 2 × Escher Wyss controllable pitch propellers 4 × 830 kW Hitzinger generators driven by 4 × C32 ACERT Caterpillar engines
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)
255
Combat management system: Lockheed Martin Canada CMS 330 with integrated Saab 9LV Mk 4 elements Air/Surface search and surveillance radars: Saab Sea Giraffe AMB 3D and Thales SMART-S Mk 2 3D Fire control radar : 2 × Saab CEROS-200 Integrated platform management system: L3 MAPPS IPMS Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System: Telephonics Mk XII Electro-optical infrared search and track system: DRS Canada and Thales Nederland Sirius Tactical data link: SATCOM Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 Active/Passive sonar : GDMS-Canada AN/SQS-510 hull mounted sonar Towed array sonar : GDMS-Canada TLFAS (variable depth) Sonobuoy processing system: GDMS-Canada AN/UYS-503
Countermeasure dispensing system: 3 × TKWA/MASS Electronic warfare suite: AN/SLQ-503 RAMSES (4 × RAMSES radomes ) Signals intelligence COMINT and SIGINT Suite: Southwest Research Institute AN/SRD-506 Electronic support measure: Elisra NS9003A-V2HC Inflatable decoy system: Surface Off-Board Passive Decoy (SOPD) Towed torpedo countermeasure: Argon ST AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
2 × quad Mk 141 canisters for 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon block II missiles AShM/LAM 2 × 8-cell Mk 48 vertical launch system (VLS) firing 16 × RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow block II SAM/SSM 1 × Bofors 57 mm (2.2 in) Mk 3 gun 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Mk 15 Mod 21 (Block 1B)) 4 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2HQ Mini Typhoon remote weapon stations 2 × twin 324 mm (12.8 in) Mk 32 torpedo tubes for 24 × Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
1 × CH-148 Cyclone helicopter armed with: 2 × Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes 1 × C6 FLEX 7.62 mm (0.30 in) GPMG
Landing pad with recovery assist, secure and traverse system (RAST) Hangar
Government of Canada is acquiring up to six uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to provide over the horizon situational awareness, intelligence, and targeting capabilities to the class.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 134.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Halifax-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
January 2026 reported holdings of HALIFAX – CLASS. Covers the named Canadian fleet across its reported variants. The overview does not separate active, stored or maintenance status; this is not a readiness or deployable-strength count.