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The Royal Chebucto Navy has a long and proud maritime tradition. Established as an independent offshoot of the Royal Navy in 1862, it has been conducting operations primarily in the North Atlantic ocean ever since.
As of 2014 the navy sits at 55 ships and 21,067 personnel. The bulk of the fleet is based out of Halifax Harbor, stationed at one of three fleet bases within the harbor. There are also two outposts at Sydney and Yarmouth which have a small permanent force and accept rotating deployments from Halifax. The bases in Halifax Harbor are Stadacona, Eastern Passage, and Bedford. In terms of manpower the RCN is the largest branch of the Chebucto armed forces.
The core of the fleet are two aircraft carriers of the Hall Class. Developed for the RCN in the 1970s in France, and first in service in 1981, the two ships are similar to a modified Clemenceau class, with a lengthened landing strip to enable operations from F/A-18 Hornets.
- HMCS William H. Hall (Commissioned 1981)
- HMCS Provo W.P. Wallis (Commissioned 1983)
The current backbone of the surface fleet are the
Valley Class guided missile destroyers. Six ships are in service, having been built by Irving Shipyards in Halifax from 2000 through 2005. A planned major refit starting in 2018 will include a new combat system developed from the Aegis system.
- HMCS Annapolis (Commissioned 2003)
- HMCS Canso (Commissioned 2004)
- HMCS Chedabucto (Commissioned 2005)
- HMCS Cobequid (Commissioned 2006)
- HMCS Musquodoboit (Commissioned 2007)
- HMCS Shubenacadie (Commissioned 2008)
The Valley Class replaces two older classes of ships, the six ship
Beach Class Frigates and the four ship
Island Class Destroyers, which were all retired by 2011.
Additionally there are sixteen Corvettes of the
Province Class which operate primarily in a coastal patrol role. The Province Class ships are capable of operating independently in the open ocean, close to shore, or as part of a task force in support of other ships. They are named for the sixteen provinces of Chebucto and were commissioned from 2004 to 2014. They are:
- HMCS Antigonish
- HMCS Colchester
- HMCS Cumberland
- HMCS Digby
- HMCS Guysborough
- HMCS Halifax
- HMCS Hants
- HMCS Inverness
- HMCS Kings
- HMCS Lunenburg
- HMCS Pictou
- HMCS Queen
- HMCS Richmond
- HMCS Shelburne
- HMCS Victoria
- HMCS Yarmouth
The Royal Chebucto Navy also operates seven submarines. All seven submarines are a variant of the TR-1700 class submarine, all built in Germany and entering service between 1994 and 2001.
In addition to combatant ships, the RCN maintains three large replenishment oilers in service. The
Provider Class oilers have been in service sine the mid 1980s. They are due to be replaced starting in 2018 with the new
Preserver Class oilers, of which three ships have been ordered. The RCN also operates four 45 tonne displacement tug boats, and three 250 tonne displacement tugboats. Three training and patrol vessels of the
Bridge Class have been in service since 2005. A fleet of six mine countermeasure vessels are also maintained.
Amphibious capability is maintained through the use of one LPD,
HMCS Jean-Louis Le Loutre which was acquired as a new build from Italy in 1998. Three
Drumlin Class landing ships have been in service since 1980. The RCN maintains a cadet training schooner built as a copy of the original Bluenose fishing schooner as the HMCS Bluenose.
In terms of organization the RCN is divided into three major subdivisions: the Surface Fleet, Submarine Fleet, and Support Fleet. The Surface Fleet consists of both aircraft carriers, all Valley class destroyers, and all Province Class corvettes. The Submarine fleet consists of all submarines, and the non-combatant and amphibious warfare ships are part of the Support Fleet. All three fleets are headquartered at Stadacona. Both carriers are independent and based out of Eastern Passage, near their airwings at Shearwater Aerodrome. The Submarine fleet is based out of Stadacona, while the support fleet is based out of Bedford.
The Valley Class destroyers are grouped into a single Destroyer Squadron, which is based in Stadacona. Both Yarmouth and Sydney host temporary rotations of up to two Valley Class ships throughout the year.
The Province Class corvettes are grouped into two squadrons of eight ships, KS1 and KS2. KS1 is headquartered in Yarmouth, while KS2 is headquartered in Sydney.
Combat formations of the fleet consist primarily of Carrier Groups formed around one of the two carriers. These will usually consist of the carrier and its airwing, two Valley Class destroyers and one or two Province class corvettes. An oiler is often seconded to the group.
Standard weapons of the RCN include the Oto Melara 127/54 compact, Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid, Denel 35mm DPG and various small arms. The RCN also employs the VL Mica and the SM-2 Standard Missile family.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:29 am
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