Navy (Maritime Command) 11,025 Personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

(incl Navy Air Defence Units)

CANADIAN NAVY AVIATION AND AIR DEFENCE PLATFORMS

• MISSILES

 BVRAAM 750:

 200 AIM-7E Sparrow (1974-1975 delivered. For Tribal frigates; RIM-7H Sea Sparrow (SAM) version)

 550 AIM-7M Sparrow (1992-1996 delivered. For 12 Halifax (City) frigates; RIM-7M Sea Sparrow (SAM) version)

 SAM 437:

 300 RIM-162 ESSM (2004-2012; CAD507 m ($510 m) deal; for modernized Halifax (City) frigates; incl production of components in Canada (as part of NATO Sea Sparrow Consortium)

 96 Standard Missile SM-2 Block-3A version -2MR (1991-1994 delivered. For modernized Tribal frigates; SM-2MR Block-3 version)

 12 Standard Missile SM-2 Block-3A version -2MR (2006 delivered)

 21 Standard Missile SM-2MR Block-3A -2MR (1997-1998 delivered)

 18 Standard Missile-2MR SAM (2000-2001 delivered)

• GUNS

 AD System 21:

 15 Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS (1991-1994 delivered. For 6 Halifax (City) frigates produced in Canada and modernization of 4 Iroquois (Tribal) frigates and 2 Protecteur support ships)

6 Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS (1994-1995 delivered. Deal worth $32 m; for 6 Halifax (City) frigates produced in Canada)

• FACILITIES

  Canadian Navy Aviation Main Headquarters: HQ Located at Ottawa.
  Navy Aviation Airfields and Airbases Organisation:

Organisations by Service Notes:

Navy (Maritime Command) 11,025 Personnel

Inventory Equipment by Type Notes:

Submarines SSK 4: 4 Victoria (ex-UK Upholder) each with 6 single 533mm TT each with Mk48 Sea Arrow HWT (1 hull currently operational)

Principal Surface Combatants 15

Destroyers • DDG 3 mod Iroquois each with 1 Mk 41 VLS with 29+ SM-2 MR SAM, 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT, 1 76mm gun, 2 CH-124 (SH-3) Sea King ASW hel

Frigates: • FFG 12: 12 Halifax with 2 quad (8 eff.) with 8 RGM-84 block II Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 octuple (16 eff.) Mk 48 Sea Sparrow with 16 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow SAM, 2 Mk 46 LWT, 2 twin 324mm ASTT (4 eff.) with 24 Mk 46 LWT, (capacity 1 CH-124 (SH-3) Sea King ASW hel)

Patrol and Coastal Combatants 12 MCDV: 12 Kingston

Logistics and Support 18: AOR 2 Protecteur each with 3 CH-124 (SH-3) Sea King ASW hel YDT 8: 2 MCM support; 6 diving tender/spt less than 100 tonnes TRG 8 Orca

Facilities: Bases: Located at Esquimalt (Pacific), Halifax (Atlantic), Ottawa (National HQ), Quebec City (Naval Reserve HQ). Commanders for MARPAC and MARLANT directly or through their respective at-sea fleet commander, act as the MCC for the operational commands of CANADACOM and/or CEFCOM.

Forces by Role (Current order of battle):

Reserves 4,167 reservists

HQ 1 HQ located at Quebec