HMCS WINNIPEG 338

Halifax Class Frigate

Though she was assembled at Saint John, WINNIPEG's engine room modules were constructed at Georgetown, PEI, and transported by barge for incorporation into her hull. She was floated up on 05 Dec 1993 and delivered to the Navy on 11 Oct 1994. WINNIPEG left Halifax on 16 Jan 1995 for Esquimalt, where she was commissioned on 23 Jun 1995 and assigned to Maritime Operations Group 2 that October.

In 1996 she took part in RIMPAC 96 off Hawaii.  On 01 Apr 1997, she replaced Fredericton in SNFL, with which she served four months. A highlight of 1998 was her participation in Ex UNITAS off South American, and in Jun-Jul 2000 she took part in Exercie RIMPAC 2000 was part of a task force involved in PACEX 2000.

Early in 2001, WINNIPEG departed Esquimalt to join the USS Constellation Carrier Battle Group for a six-month tour enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. She returned to Esquimalt on 14 Sep 2001.  From Oct 2002 to Jun 2003 she again took part in operations in the Persian Gulf.

HMCS WINNIPEG went into refit in Esquimalt in Jul 2003 until Mar 2004.

In Apr 2009 she depart Esquimalt for the Gulf of Aden as part of Combined Task Force 150,returning in Jun 2009.  She took part in the 100th Anniversary of the RCN Fleet Review in Jun 2010.

On 12 Aug 2010, the WINNIPEG intercepted MV Sun Seg, a Thailand-flagged ship carrying Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka off the coast of BC.

In Aug 2011 she went info refit for the Halifax Class Modernization Programme and Mid-Life Refit at Seaspan Shipyards, Victoria, BC.  Her refit was completed in Dec 2012.  On 23 Apr 2013, HMCS WINNIPEG, while in refit, was rammed while docked at CFB Esquimalt, by American sea trawler American Dynasty of the American Seafoods Company.

On 15 Jun 2015, HMCS WINNIPEG departed Esquimalt to take part in OP REASSURANCE. En route, HMCS WINNIPEG conducted surveillance patrols in support of OP CARIBBE. In Oct 2015 she took part in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in the Western Mediterranean and Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 of the north west coast of Scotland.  After an eight-and-a-half month deployment, HMCS WINNIPEG returned to Esquimalt on 23 Feb 2016.

In Oct 2017 she conducted a port visit in San Francisco for Fleet Week 2017.

Photos and Documents          Gunshield and Shipboard Art

Commanding Officers

     In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice    

     Lest We Forget     

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Tiffin, Rick - 1996-1997

Photos and Documents 

(WPG001) Members of HMCS WINNIPEG'S Naval Boarding Party 1997  //  Courtesy of Brett Christensen

(DR001-DR004) HMCS WINNIPEG 338 in refit at Esquimalt Jul 2003 - Mar 2004

(DR005-DR006) HMCS WINNIPEG 338 in refit at Esquimalt Jul 2003 - Mar 2004

Photographer: David Ross, CPO2, C.A.F. / RCN, ret'd

Courtesy of David Ross, CPO2, C.A.F. / RCN, ret'd

(WPG002-WPG004) At approximately 8 am on 23 April 2013 the fishing trawler American Dynasty crashed into HMCS WINNIPEG 338 while she was docked at C jetty in Esquimalt, British Columbia.  //  Source: The Times Colonist and Transportation Safety Board of Canada

(WPG006) HMCS WINNIPEG 338 as she approaches Kure, Japan during Exercise Poseidon Cutlass, 05 Jul 2017  //  DND/RCN

(WPG007) HMCS WINNIPEG gunshield art - 2017

(WPG008) HMCS WINNIPEG - view from the bridge. "Rebel 36" in action.

(WPG009) Twilight over CFB Esquimalt  //  HMCS OTTAWA with HMCS WINNIPEG astern  //  Courtesy of / © Gary Woodburn 2018

(WPG010) "The Bullpen"  //  Logo on the front of the bar in the Junior Rank mess on HMCS WINNIPEG 338  //  Courtesy of Mike O'Keefe 

(WPG011) HMCS WINNIPEG, HNLMS EVERTSEN and RFA TIDESPRING are shown in formation on Sept. 9, 2021, during Exercise Pacific Crown. In the course of the exercise, Canada and the United States each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait  //  UK MOD Crown photo

(WPG012-WPG013) HMCS WINNIPEG 338  //  Source: RCN facebook page - 23 Jun 2023

(WPG014) HMCS WINNIPEG 338 in formation ahead of Japanese Defence Force vessel during Exercise Trident Fury 5-28 Jun 2023 of the coast of British Columbia

(WPG015) HMCS WINNIPEG 338 - aerial view taken during Exercise Trident Fury 5-28 Jun 2023