|
Prestonian-class Frigate
The ''Prestonian''-class ocean anti-submarine escort frigate was a ship class, class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953 to 1967 and with the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1956 to 1977. They were converted from mothballed s of British design that had been placed in reserve following the end of the Second World War. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was recommissioned on 28 August 1953. The class did not use sequential pennant numbers. History During the Korean War, Canada committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It was believed at the time that there was a strategic threat to the shipping lanes supplying the European continent by the Soviet Union. This belief originated due to Soviet submarines becoming increasingly difficult to detect and identify, as a result of their updated technology. Vice-Admiral Harold Taylor Wood Grant, H.T.W. Grant, Chief of the Naval Staff of Canada, promised that Canada would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Purpose Frigate (Canada)
The General Purpose Frigate, or GPF, was a procurement project for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. The class was also known as the Tribal-class frigate. Intended as a replacement for the World War II, Second World War-era destroyers in service at the time, the frigate design was developed for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker, Diefenbaker government in the late 1950s as part of the general fleet renewal program. The GPF program was cancelled under the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Lester B. Pearson, Pearson government as part of their plan to reshape the Canadian Armed Forces. Following the cancellation, a modified version of the design was used for the s. Background The Brock Report was released in 1961 and identified the need for a ship capable of replacing the s for the Royal Canadian Navy, especially their ability to provide naval gunfire support, along with being capable of carrying a helicopter. The need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
