HMCS Regina is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1993. Regina is the fifth vessel in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Regina.
Regina was laid down on 6 October 1989 at MIL Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon and launched on 25 January 1992. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 29 December 1993 and carries the hull classification symbol 334.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
Service
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Regina serves on MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone.
Regina steamed from Esquimalt on 3 July 2012 to the Arabian Sea and joined Combined Task Force 150 on 21 August. She returned to home port on 14 March 2013.
In 2013, Regina visited Manila, Philippines for a goodwill visit to the Philippines.
On 30 April 2014 the Canadian government announced that Regina would be dispatched to assist in NATO operations, concerning the crisis in the Ukraine.
Lineage
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- First of name
- HMCS Regina (K234). Revised Flower-class corvette. Commissioned 22 January 1942. Sunk by enemy action 8 August 1944
- Second of name
- This is the current ship with the name Regina
Gallery
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References
External links
- HMCS Regina (FFH 334) - official website