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On Friday March 18th the Canadian government expanded the mission by announcing that HMCS Charlottetown, in addition to six CF-18 fighter aircraft and two CC-177s transport aircraft, would constitute Canada's contribution to the enforcement. of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, aimed to protect Libya's civilian population(Operation MOBILE).
By March 21, the CBC reported that the Charlottetown was patrolling the waters off north Libya. Since then, the Charlottetown has seen military action at least twice:
* on May 12, the frigate engaged several small boats involved in an attack on the port city of Misrata.
HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1995.
Charlottetown is the tenth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the third vessel to carry the designation HMCS Charlottetown.
Charlottetown was laid down on 18 December 1993 at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John and launched on 1 October 1994. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 9 September 1995 and carries the hull classification symbol 339.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
Charlottetown is the tenth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the third vessel to carry the designation HMCS Charlottetown.
Charlottetown was laid down on 18 December 1993 at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John and launched on 1 October 1994. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 9 September 1995 and carries the hull classification symbol 339.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
On Wednesday March 2, 2011, the Charlottetown left its home port of Halifax to join the NATO-led air-sea Operation Unified Protector during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
The Charlottetown is working in conjunction with an American carrier battle group led by the USS Enterprise. The stated mission was to help restore peace, evacuate Canadian citizens in Libya and provide humanitarian relief.
The Charlottetown is working in conjunction with an American carrier battle group led by the USS Enterprise. The stated mission was to help restore peace, evacuate Canadian citizens in Libya and provide humanitarian relief.
On Friday March 18th the Canadian government expanded the mission by announcing that HMCS Charlottetown, in addition to six CF-18 fighter aircraft and two CC-177s transport aircraft, would constitute Canada's contribution to the enforcement. of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, aimed to protect Libya's civilian population(Operation MOBILE).
By March 21, the CBC reported that the Charlottetown was patrolling the waters off north Libya. Since then, the Charlottetown has seen military action at least twice:
* on May 12, the frigate engaged several small boats involved in an attack on the port city of Misrata.
* on May 30, the frigate came under fire from a dozen BM-21 rockets while patrolling off the Libyan coast, but no damage or injuries were reported.
