Cambodia News (Preah Sihanouk Province): At 10:40 a.m. on 24 September 2022, a Canadian Navy ship docked safely at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, and it will remain in Cambodian waters from 24 to 26 September 2022.
The ship that docked in Sihanoukville this morning was the HMCS WINNIPEG (FFH338),has a total of 255 crew, and is led by the Admiral Annick Fortin.
General characteristics of the ship include:
- Length 134.7m
- Width 16.5m
- Depth below water 7.5m
- 5,100 tons Loaded Weight


The forces of Brigadier General Heng Bunty, Commander of the Sihanoukville Provincial Gendarmerie, were at the quay to welcome the Canadians on their visit of friendship between the two nations.

HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)


HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. She is a guided-missile frigate that also carries a multipurpose helicopter [but especially for anti-submarine warfare (ASW)]. Her missile armament includes Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Evolved Sea-Sparrow anti-aircraft and anti-missile missiles. She also carries ASW torpedoes for close-in defense, and a Phalanx CIWS defense cannon.

HMCS Winnipeg is the ninth ship in her class, whose design was based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second Canadian warship to carry the name HMCS Winnipeg.

HMCS Winnipeg was laid down on 20 March 1993 at Saint John Shipbuilding Company in Saint John, New Brunswick, and she was launched on 25 June 1994. This warship was officially commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 23 June 1995, and she carries the hull classification symbol 338. In April 2012 Winnipeg was turned over to Seaspan Marine Corporation's Victoria Shipyards, to start a 18 month mid-life upgrading and modernization. On 10 Apr 2013 HMCS Winnipeg was returned to the RCN to finish the midlife refit, and she will renter service sometime in 2014. HMCS Winnipeg is assigned to the Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), and she has her home port at the Canadian Forces Maritime Base at Esquimalt.
https://military-history.fandom.com/wik ... _(FFH_338)

The real welcoming committee:



Note: The Canadian Navy ship HMCS WINNIPEG (FFH 338)is (probably) led by Commander Lieutenant Colonel Annick Fortin, and not Admiral Fortin as first reported.

[Please note that it is difficult to translate the direct equivalents of other countries' military rank into Khmer. Journalists have a tendency to inflate ranks if in doubt, and also take note that it is believed that there are between 2,000-3,000 generals in Cambodia. (Exact figures are difficult to obtain.)]
Cambodian generals: post153887.html#p153887

Were the crew allowed onshore to enjoy Sincity?

Oh Canada! Keeping the world safe. Pop gun diplomacy.

That white uniform though *swoon*

Early Christmas present for the bars

Brilliant, what could be more disarming than a visit from the Canadian Navy..,...?