For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Moncton.
HMCS Moncton (MM 708) | |
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HMCS Moncton in Bedford Basin as part of International Fleet Review 2010 | |
Career (Canada) | |
Namesake: | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
Laid down: | 31 May 1997 |
Launched: | 5 December 1997 |
Commissioned: | 12 July 1998 |
Homeport: | CFB Halifax |
Honours and awards: | Atlantic, 1942-44 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
Displacement: | 970 t |
Length: | 55.3 m (181.43 ft) |
Beam: | 11.3 m (37.07 ft) |
Draught: | 3.4 m (11.15 ft) |
Propulsion: |
2 x Jeumont DC electric motors 4 x 600VAC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators |
Speed: | 15 kn (27.78 km/h) |
Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,260.00 km) |
Capacity: | 47 |
Complement: | 31 to 47 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band) Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band) Global Positioning System A towed high-frequency sidescan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS) |
Armament: |
1 x Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 2 x M2 Machine Guns |
HMCS Moncton (MM 708) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998.
Moncton is the ninth ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Moncton.
Moncton was laid down on 31 May 1997 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 5 December 1997. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 12 July 1998 and carries the pennant number 708.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
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