The Heart Of Oak Series#12: HMCS ST. JOHNS Traditional Geocache
The Heart Of Oak Series#12: HMCS ST. JOHNS
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This is the twelfth cache of a series of caches called "The Heart Of Oak Series". These caches are named after ships that have connections to the greater Saint John Area, either built here at the Saint John Shipbuilding Yard, or that have ties to areas around Saint John.
HMCS St. John's (FFH 340) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1996.
St. John's is the eleventh ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the first vessel to carry the designation HMCS St. John's.
St. John's was laid down on 24 August 1994 at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John and launched on 26 August 1995. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 26 June 1996 and carries the hull classification symbol 340.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
St. John's serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone.
St. John's has also been deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean; specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations.
St. John's has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).
St. John's has also operated in the Caribbean, she was docked at Freeport, in Montego Bay Jamaica in late August of 2008.
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