Canadian Warship HMCS Charlottetown Deploys for 6-month Mission in Indo-Pacific

HMCS Charlottetown leaves port in Halifax on Feb. 1, 2026, for a mission of more than six months in the Indo-Pacific region. Photo by: Cpl Gregory Cole, Royal Canadian Navy / Canadian Armed Forces

HMCS Charlottetown set sail from its home port of Halifax this weekend, beginning a six-month deployment to “promote peace and stability” in the Indo-Pacific region, the department of national defence says.

The Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate left port on Feb. 1 with a crew of 240 sailors and aviators to take part in two specific missions, National Defence said in a Feb. 1 press release.