HMCS Charlottetown 2008

The Canadian Navy frigate Charlottetown was in Windsor Ontario to add it's influence to a local Canadian Forces recruitment drive. I should have asked but those tubes located on the starboard side (the side facing us) were either tubes for torpedoes or for missiles. Though I am uncertain regarding either or which being situated at that spot I do believe this class of frigate does carry missiles as part of it's overall defence armament. Would anyone care to comment?

The reason why all of the flags in Dieppe Park were flying at half-mast was one of due respect for a 23-year-old Windsor soldier who recently lost his life in Afghanistan and whose remains had just been interred (48 hours prior the recording of this video).

'Heroes fall so we others may live'.

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[windsorwindow]

Thanks for that information! I thought those tubes could be for missiles rather than torpedoes. Good to know the navy can be loaded when needing to be.

[windsorwindow]

I can only guess on that. I would assume by next summer (if city council has approved such).

[windsorwindow]

... aaah, depth charges ???

[Vsnipes89]

LOL my dads on this ship!

[tkosounds]

wanted to say more, but restrained due to character limits, its a pretty fierce weapon, and after the refit only more so, this frigate is actually the size and has the fire power of a destroyer, but sounds nicer to say frigate than destroyer to tax payers, our destroyers are meant for air superiority - all of their missiles are for incoming plane or missile attacks with an incredible radar - fun fact - look closely at the Transformers movie, you will see a canadian frigate in the US fleet!

[tkosounds]

I actually worked on this ship during the PR campaign (i am not assigned to this ship since I am in the reserves, but still in the Navy)...so..the silos in 2 rows of 4 on either side facing straight up are the evolved sea sparrows, the stacks that are facing over the ship (3:30 - as a counter balance when they are launched) are the Harpoons, the torpedo tubes are located at the side of the hanger bays pointing at an angle toward the sea, the CIWS is at 3:48, ovb the bofors is at the front

[MrSistermaryelephant]

Missles: Harpoon anti ship missle soon to be upgraded to anti ship as well as land attack. The ESSM 16 ready to go and another 12 carried to be reloaded if needed. ESSM can also be used as anti surface role as well. Range 50 KM

[yt86753098675309]

when is the new cruise boat coming from Ottawa, to replace the MV Autora Borealis?

[richlovesjazzy]

24 × Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes

16 × Evolved Sea-Sparrow SAM

8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM

1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun

1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS

6 × .50 Caliber machine guns

[yt86753098675309]

according to wikipedia

Armament: 2 x QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk. XVI on twin mount British ordnance terms#HA/LA