The Royal Canadian Navy in the Twilight War

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The Royal Canadian Navy at the start of the Twilight War (1996)

Personnel: 17,100 active, 4,011 Naval Reserve and 7,400 civilian employees.
Naval Aviation: 31 CH-124A Sea King ASW helos, 18 CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft. 3 CP-140A Arcturus Artic patrol aircraft, 8 CC-144 Challenger EW training aircraft, 3 CC-144 Challenger maritime surveillance aircraft. 3 CH-113A Labrador SAR helos. 35 EH-101 Merlin ASW helos on order.

3 ex British Oberon-class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarines
SS 72 Ojibwa; SS 73 Onandaga; SS 74 Okanagan
Displacement of 2,105/2,445 tons. Speed of 17.5/15kts. Crew of 68. Armament consists of 8 21in torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft) with Mk48 and NT37C torpedoes. This class is slated for one more major refit and then scheduled for disposal 2000-2004. A sister ship, S12 Olympus, was purchased from the RN and is used as a dockside trainer, it is incapable of getting underway or diving.

4 Iroquois-class
DDH 280 Iroquois; DDH 281 Huron; DDH Athabascan; DDH 283 Algonquin
Displacement of 4,860 tons. Speed of 29kts. Crew of 285. Armament consists of one Mk41 VLS with 32 Standard MR SAMs, one sigle 76mm OTO Melara Compact gun, one Mk15 Phalanx CIWS, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes and 2 Sea King helos. Post modernization. One operates in the Pacific.

12 Halifax-class Frigates
FFH 330 Halifax; FFH 331 Vancouver; FFH 332 Ville de Quebec; FFH 333 Toronto; FFH 334 Regina; FFH 335 Calgary; FFH 336 Montreal; FFH 337 St. Johns; FFH 338 Charlottetown; FFH 339 Winnipeg; FFH 340 Fredericton;
FFH 341 Ottawa
Displacement of 4,750 tons. Speed of 29.2kts. Crew of 225. Armament consists of two quad Harpoon SSM launchers; two eight cell NATO Sea Sparrow SAM VLS launchers; one single 57mm Bofors, 1 Mk15 Phalanx CIWS, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes, 1 Sea King helo.

2 Annapolis-class Frigates
DDE 265 Annapolis; DDE 266 Nipigon
Displacement of 3,420 tons. Speed of 28kts. Crew of 298. Armament consists of one twin Mk33 3in/50, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes, 1 Sea King. To be stricken by 2000.

4 Mackenzie-class Frigates
DDE 261 MacKenzie; DDE 262 Saskatchewan; SDDE 263 Yukon; DDE 264 Qu’appelle
Displacement of 2,890 tons. Speed of 28kts. Crew of 254. Armament consists of two twin 76.2mm, two triple Mk10 Limbo ASW mortars, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes. All are based in the Pacific. Will be stricken in 192-1994 as the Halifax-class comes online.

4 modified Restigouche-class Frigates
DDE 236 Gatineau; DDE 257 Restigouche; DDE 258 Kootenay; DDE 259 Terra Nova
Displacement of 3,007 tons. Speed of 28kts. Crew of 214. Armament consists of one twin Mk6 76.2mm; one eight-cell ASROC ASW launcher; one triple Mk10 Limbo ASW mortar, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes. Two based in the Pacific. Slatted to be stricken in the 1994-95 time frame as the Halifax-class comes online.

3 St. Laurent-class Frigates
DDE 207 Skeena; DDE 230 Margaree; DDE 233 Fraser
Displacement of 2,858 tons. Speed of 28kts. Crew of 228. Armament consists of one twin Mk33 3in/50, one triple Mk10 Limbo ASW mortar, two triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes, 1 Sea King. Slatted to be stricken in 1993-94.

Source is the “Combat Fleets of the World: 1993”