π¨π¦β RCN Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver returned to C Jetty in Esquimalt ~17:15Z on December 5 after their ~6 month deployment.
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai... #HMCSVancouver #OpHORIZON #OpNEON
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate coming into Esquimalt, British Columbia after 6-month deployment - December 5, 2024 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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Compare with a totally different current deployment, with a different mission and different threats;π¨π¦βοΈ #HMCSVancouver on #OpHORIZON, which in ~4800 hours was visible to AIS for ~1300 of those hours; or ~27% of the time. That's also down from previous, but much more visible.
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate leaving Pearl Harbor - November 27, 2024 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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The Americans posted some pictures of π¨π¦β #HMCSVancouver and VAdm Angus Topshee to DVIDS when they were at White Beach, Okinawa π―π΅ in early November.
www.dvidshub.net/image/875008...
π¨π¦β The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (MMSI:316160000) did stop in Pearl Harbor πΊπΈ after all, per AIS they arrived around 17:30 UTC.
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai... #HMCSVancouver
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate coming into Pearl Harbor - November 25, 2024 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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HMCS Vancouver (F6A)
#OTD in 1936 #HMCSVancouver (F6A) was decommissioned. She was one of two WW1 vintage S-class destroyers which served the #RCN from 1928. Built by Thornycroft she was, with #HMCSSkeena, a key part of Canadaβs west coast naval defence throughout the early 1930s. #TinCanCanucks #NavalHistory
Map showing Hawaii and HMCS Vancouver
π¨π¦β The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (MMSI:316160000) doesn't seem to be stopping in Pearl Harbor πΊπΈ on their way home from #OpHORIZON, which surprises me.
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai... #HMCSVancouver
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate coming into Yokosuka, Japan - November 14, 2024 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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map showing departure of HMCS Vancouver from Busan South Korea
π¨π¦β The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (MMSI:316160000) departed Busan π°π· on November 12 ~01:30Z.
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai... #HMCSVancouver #OpHORIZON
HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate leaving Esquimalt, British Columbia for #RIMPAC2024 - June 5, 2024 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate coming into Esquimalt, British Columbia after deployment - December 18, 2023 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) Halifax-class frigate coming into Pearl Harbor - December 8, 2023 #hmcsvancouver #ffh331
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