HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) | |
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HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) | |
Career (Canada) | |
Namesake: | Edmonton, Alberta |
Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
Laid down: | 8 December 1995 |
Launched: | 31 October 1996 |
Commissioned: | 21 May 1997[1] |
Homeport: | CFB Esquimalt |
Motto: | Industria ditat ("Industry enriches") |
Notes: | Colours: gold and black[2] |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
Displacement: | 970 t |
Length: | 55.3 m (181 ft) |
Beam: | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
Draught: | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
Propulsion: |
2 × Jeumont DC electric motors 4 × 600 V AC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators |
Speed: | 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
Capacity: | 47 |
Complement: | 31 to 47 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E navigation radar (I-band) Sperry Marine Bridge Master E surface search radar (E-F band) Global Positioning System A towed high-frequency sidescan sonar Remote-controlled mine hunting system (RMHS) |
Armament: |
1 × Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 2 × M2 machine guns |
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1997.
Edmonton is the fourth ship of its class, all of which were built for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. It is the first vessel to use the designation HMCS Edmonton.[3]
Edmonton was laid down on 8 August 1995 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, and was launched on 31 October 1996. It was officially commissioned into the CF on 21 May 1997 and carries the pennant number 703.
It is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
References[]
- ↑ National Defence and the Canadian Forces (2012) Offical Lineages, Volume 2: Ships. Retrieved from http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-2/par1/edmonton-eng.asp
- ↑ National Defence and the Canadian Forces (2012) Offical Lineages, Volume 2: Ships. Retrieved from http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-2/par1/edmonton-eng.asp
- ↑ National Defence and the Canadian Forces (2012) Offical Lineages, Volume 2: Ships. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-2/par1/edmonton-eng.asp
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