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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Yeah, misplaced the ship yard.
I still contend that the Halifax frigates are one of the best frigates on the planet and equivalent to the U.S. Burke class.
I know some American Naval officers that I talked to years ago that were in love with the things when they joined U.S. task forces in excercises.
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Yeah, they're absolutely fantastic ships for their size/role. During a joint wargame in the 90s, a lone Halifax-class frigate was able to successfully sneak up on an entire US carrier group, "sink" the carrier, and then escape safely. I've often wondered if the US government secretly pressured other nations not to buy them to help prop up their own naval shipbuilding industry.