The Canadian Navy as part of the rotation replaced its frigate in the Mediterranean

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Canadian Navy Frigate John's replaced on duty in the Mediterranean frigate Charlottetown, which for the last six months was there as part of a NATO compound, reports TASS message of the Canadian military department.



HMCS Charlottetown has been part of a group of NATO ships since August 2017, and during that time has been in the Black Sea, the North Atlantic, and the Mediterranean,
says release.

Reportedly, in September 2017, the ship also "participated in international exercises in the Baltic Sea." During combat duty, Charlottetown called at the 11 ports of seven states (which are not specified).

The number of personnel of the Canadian frigate - about 250 people. Helicopters CH-124 Sea King are based on ships of this class.

As Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan stated earlier, the country's naval presence in European waters "demonstrates Canada’s commitment to strengthening its ties with NATO allies in collective defense in Europe and the Mediterranean."

The Canadian Defense Ministry began to actively direct its military to Europe after the start of the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. In particular, the Canadian CF-18 fighter jets were deployed at several NATO bases in Eastern Europe, military instructors from Canada are currently engaged in training Ukrainian soldiers, and in Latvia there is a NATO battalion under the control of Canadian officers.
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  1. Teberii Rank
    Teberii
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    19 January 2018 08: 17
    Nimble guys who share experiences they don’t have.
    1. Spartanez300 Rank
      Spartanez300
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      19 January 2018 08: 27
      What a vile habit of climbing with your own rules into a strange monastery.
      1. The black Rank
        The black
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        19 January 2018 08: 57
        The Canadian Navy as part of the rotation replaced its frigate in the Mediterranean

        So what? Well, they replaced the flag in their hands ....
      2. novel66 Rank
        novel66
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        19 January 2018 09: 01
        especially to Canadians, they imagine themselves hell knows who ...
      3. zivXP Rank
        zivXP
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        19 January 2018 10: 23
        How far canada borders extend
  2. Vard Rank
    Vard
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    19 January 2018 08: 18
    Yes ... far they swim for adventure to their fifth point ...
  3. Safer Rank
    Safer
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    19 January 2018 09: 06
    I never thought about the Canadian Navy. Googled. I understood why I did not think. lol 4 diesel-electric submarines and some sort of boat, which is soon 50 (almost an anniversary!).
  4. san4es Rank
    san4es
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    19 January 2018 09: 42
    HMCS Charlottetown has been part of a group of NATO ships since August 2017, and during that time has been in the Black Sea, the North Atlantic, and the Mediterranean,

    Launched on October 01, 1994. It was put into operation on September 09, 1995. Homeport Naval Base Halifax (Nova Scotia).
    Key Features: Full displacement 5032 tons. Length 134,2 meters, width 16,5 meters, draft 7,1 meters. Speed ​​30 knots. Cruising range 9500 nautical miles. The crew of 225 people.
    Power plant: two gas turbine engines LM2500; one SEMT Pielstick diesel engine.
    Armament: 24 x Honeywell Mk 46 (American small-sized anti-submarine torpedo caliber 324 mm); 16 × Evolved Sea-Sparrow SAM (American medium-range ship-to-air anti-aircraft missile equipped with a semi-active homing radar); 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM (American Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile); 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk3 gun; 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS (anti-aircraft artillery system); 6 x .50 caliber machine guns.
    Aviation group: one twin-engine deck helicopter CH-124 Sea King.
    It is part of the NATO naval forces in the Atlantic (MARLANT) and protects the sovereignty of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean.