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HMCS Vancouver along side USS John C. Stennis

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At sea with USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) May 20, 2002 -- The Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver (CPF 331) steams along side USS John C. Stennis
HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, of the Royal Canadian Navy launched on 8 July 1989, as the second vessel of her class. She is currently based at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast of Canada. She is the third vessel to be named after Vancouver, British Columbia.
Name: Vancouver
Namesake: Vancouver, British Columbia
Builder: Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down: 19 May 1988
Launched: 8 July 1989
Commissioned: 23 August 1993
Refit: HCM/FELEX May 2013 – May 2014
Homeport: CFB Esquimalt
Identification: pennant number: 331
Motto: Semper vigilans (ever on guard)
Honours and
awards: Aleutians 1942–43, Atlantic 1944–1945, Arabian Sea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Vancouver_(FFH_331)
USS JOHN C. STENNIS is 1,092 feet long and towers some 20 stories above the waterline. As a self-contained city, JOHN C. STENNIS has virtually the same amenities as any American city with a comparable population. It has a daily newspaper, radio and television stations, fire department, library, hospital, general store, laundry, two barbershops and even a post office with its own zip code.

General Characteristics: Keel Laid: March 13, 1991
Launched: Nov. 11, 1993
Commissioned: Dec. 9, 1995
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News; Va.
Propulsion system: two nuclear reactors
Main Engines: four
Propellers: four
Blades on each Propeller: five
Aircraft elevators: four
Catapults: four
Arresting gear cables: four
Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 257 feet (78.34 meters)
Area of flight deck: about 4.5 acres (18211.5 m2)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Draft: 38.4 feet (11.7 meters)
Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Planes: approx. 85
Crew: Ship: approx. 3,200 , Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: two Mk-57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow launchers, three 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 15, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems
Homeport: Bremerton, Wash.
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