On May 29, all the ships will arrive together in Québec City. They will assemble side by side on the St. Lawrence. Gangways will link the ships to make visiting them easier.
Rendez-vous naval represents a unique opportunity to visit and see military ships close up. Ships from Canada, the United States, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom will leave you speechless.
With standard displacements of up to 26,000 tons, these impressive vessels are like little floating towns!
And they come armed with an impressive arsenal of missiles, cannons, and heavy machine guns. Wow!
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Ireland
| Dimensions : | 139 m X 15 m X 6,5 m (455,9' X 49,2' X 21,3') |
| Displacement : | 4,230 tons light; 5,000 tons full load |
| Speed : | 29,5 knots |
| Complement : | 25 officers, 245 crew |
| Armament : | 8 Aérospatiale surface-surface missiles (70 km range); 40 Pomona Standard surface-air missiles (46 km range); 2 Matra Sadral sextuple launchers (4 km range); 1 Creusot-Loire antisurface and antiair gun; two 20 mm Giat guns; 2 fixed 10 ECAN anti-submarine launchers |
| Special equipment : | 1 Aérospatiale Panther helicopter |
| Detection and navigation systems : | Thomson-CSF DRBJ 11B airborne radar; Thomson Sintra DUBA bow-mounted sonar |
