Timeline
- 19 March 1987: laid down at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
- 3 April 1988: launched
- 29 June 1992: commissioned
- 1998: Halifax assisted in the recovery operation following the crash of Swissair Flight 111.
- 8 October 2001: diverted for combat operations
- 13 January 2010: Ship prepares to deploy to Haiti for earthquake disaster relief
- 14 January 2010: Ship Sails from CFB Halifax en route to Haiti along with HMCS Athabaskan for humanitarian Operation Hestia
- 18 January 2010: Ship arrives off Jacmel
- 19 February 2010: Ship leaves Jacmel, headed for home.
- September 2010: first Mid-Life Refit scheduled, approximately 12 months in duration
- 4 September 2010: Halifax was turned over to Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, to start a 18 month mid-life upgrading and modernization
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