HMCS Halifax (FFH-330)
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HMCS Halifax (FFH-330) is a Halifax-class multirole frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces since 1989. Halifax is the lead ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Halifax. She carries the hull classification symbol FFH 330.
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Halifax was laid down on March 19th 1987 at the MIL-Davie shipyard in Lauzon, Quebec. She was launched on April 30th, 1988 and commissioned on August 3rd 1989 in her namesake city.
During the Persian Gulf War, Halifax would be part of the battlegroup centered around aircraft carrier Eagle