HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)
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|Ship laid down=16 December 1988
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|Ship motto=''Don de Dieu feray valoir'' (I will be worthy)
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|Ship honours=Atlantic 1942-1944, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, Mediterranean 1943, English Channel 1944-1945
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|Ship displacement=3,995 tonnes (light)<br />4,795 tonnes (operational)<br />5,032 tonnes (deep load)
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|Ship length=134.2 m
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|Ship speed=30 [[Knot (speed)|knots]] (56 km/h)
|Ship range=9,500 nautical miles (17,595 km)
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'''HMCS ''Ville de Quebec'' (FFH 332)''' is a {{sclass|Halifax|frigate|1}} that has served in the [[Canadian Forces]] since 1993.
''Ville de Quebec'' is the third vessel in her class which is the name for the [[Canadian Patrol Frigate Project]]. She is the second vessel to carry the designation {{warship|HMCS|Ville de Quebec}}.
''Ville de Quebec'' was laid down on 16 December 1988 at [[MIL Davie Shipbuilding]], [[Lauzon, Quebec|Lauzon]] and launched on 16 May 1991. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 29 March 1993 and carries the [[pennant number]] 332.
She is assigned to [[Maritime Forces Atlantic]] (MARLANT) and is homeported at [[CFB Halifax]].
==Service==
''Ville de Quebec'' serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and [[Exclusive Economic Zone]].
''Ville de Quebec'' 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.
''Ville de Quebec'' has also participated in several [[NATO]] missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of [[Standing Naval Force Atlantic]] (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor [[Standing NRF Maritime Group 1|Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1]] (SNMG1).
On 2 September 2005 ''Ville de Quebec'' was deployed with a joint [[Canadian Forces Maritime Command|MARCOM]]/[[Canadian Coast Guard|CCG]] task force to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to assist the [[United States]] with disaster relief efforts in [[Louisiana]] and [[Mississippi]] following [[Hurricane Katrina]].
==See also==
*[[Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina]]
==References==
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*[http://www.marine.forces.gc.ca/villedequebec/home/index_e.asp HMCS ''Ville de Quebec'' (FFH 332) - official website]
{{Halifax class frigate}}
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[[Category:Halifax class frigates]]
[[Category:Hurricane Katrina relief]]
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