Province-class destroyer
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| Class Type | Air defence / Anti-submarine destroyer (DDG) |
| Class Name | Province |
| Launched | Possibly 2010 |
| Preceded By | Iroquois-class |
| Succeeded By | N/A |
| Ships of the Class: | Ontario, Québec, etc. |
The Province-class destroyer is the name given by military observers and naval buffs to the expected replacement of the Canadian Forces' Iroquois class destroyer fleet.
It has been suggested that these vessels would have a multi-role capability for providing air defence, surface attack and anti-submarine warfare. They would be somewhat larger than the Halifax class frigate fleet, which are named after municipalities across Canada (sometimes colloquially referred to as "City Class", hence the suggestion that the replacement for the Iroquois fleet would adopt the names of Canadian provinces.
The Department of National Defence has not identified a procurement timeframe for the Iroquois replacements, although it has been reported that design work is underway and a project office and personnel have been assigned.
[edit] General characteristics
Displacement: 5,500 - 6,000 tonnes
Length: 470 ft (143.2 m)
Beam:
Draught:
Propulsion: 2 x GE LM 2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Pielstick Cruise Diesel 10,000 shp (7.5 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (54+ km/h)
Complement: 245 officers and crew
Armament: 24 x Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
??x RIM-67 SM-2 surface-to-air missiles
8 x Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles
1x 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun
2x 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk15 CIWS
6 x .50 calibre (12.7 mm) heavy machine guns
Aircraft: 1x CH-148 Cyclone
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