Ship profile
St. John's
HMCS 340 - Canada - Halifax Class Frigate
Key facts
Country
Canada
Class
Halifax Class Frigate
Type
Guided Missile Frigate
Status
active
Current ops
Port visit - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Latest public position
Area
Norfolk, Virginia
Updated
2026-06-22T17:58:34Z
Public summary
The Halifax class is Canada's current front-line surface combatant class and the backbone of the Royal Canadian Navy's frigate force. Modernized combat systems, SMART-S radar, ESSM, Harpoon, gun and CIWS armament, hull and towed-array sonar, torpedoes and CH-148 Cyclone aviation give the class a broad escort profile for NATO deployments, maritime security and ASW tasks. The ships remain central until the River-class destroyers replace them as Canada's future surface combatants.
Current operations
Activity
Port Visit
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Started
2026-06-05
Expected until
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HMCS St. John's, a Halifax-class frigate, made a quick turn in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 5, 2026.
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