48:
26:
451:
navigational radar using the I band and a Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar scanning the E and F bands. The vessels carry an AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar for minesweeping and a Remote-control Mine
Hunting System (RMHS). The vessels are equipped with one
388:
with power hookups on the open deck aft in order to embark mission-specific payloads. The seven module types available for embarkation include four route survey, two mechanical minesweeping and one bottom inspection modules.
654:
on 15 March 2019. The two ships returned to
Esquimalt on 16 May, having participated in the interception of 2,657 kg (5,858 lb) of cocaine and 25 kg (55 lb) of illicit marijuana.
460:. The 40 mm gun was declared obsolete and removed from the vessels in 2014. Some of them ended up as museum pieces and on display at naval reserve installations across Canada. The
1179:
970:
664:
departed in March 2022 for
Operation Caribbe in the eastern Pacific. The two ships intercepted 872 kg (1,922 lb) of cocaine. They returned to Canada in May.
866:
839:
1172:
1021:
1317:
1048:
625:
sailed to the Arctic Ocean to perform surveillance of Canada's northern waters as part of
Operation Limpid. They returned to Esquimalt on 5 October.
1343:
944:
1165:
996:
1338:
1148:
892:
600:
809:
1188:
1124:
323:
173:
1353:
506:
72:
1105:
1086:
710:
132:
453:
299:
377:
689:
denotes the length of the gun. This means that the length of the gun barrel is 60 times the bore diameter.
1295:
502:
510:
494:
278:
1279:
1230:
580:
1265:
1209:
659:
586:
535:
497:
on 5 June 1997. The coastal defence vessel transferred to the west coast in
January 1998 and was
457:
432:(2,200 kW) and the Z drives can be rotated 360°. This gives the ships a maximum speed of 15
370:
342:
306:
136:
541:
1272:
1258:
1216:
971:"Over 1,000 Canadian military personnel to take part in RIMPAC - exercise to start Wednesday"
550:
522:
366:
509:
MM 706. On 4 June 1999, the vessel collided with another minesweeper during operations off
490:
385:
86:
774:
8:
1348:
1157:
686:
639:
514:
397:
498:
252:
5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
141:
412:
of 3.4 metres (11 ft 2 in). The coastal defence vessels are powered by four
1130:
1120:
1101:
1082:
651:
572:
486:
413:
221:
82:
917:
817:
604:
425:
365:, coastal patrol and reserve training needs of the Canadian Forces, replacing the
1237:
633:
596:
405:
337:
is the seventh ship of her class. She is the first vessel to use the designation
330:
1251:
615:
determined the object was not the missing bomb. From August to
September 2017,
513:
while trying to avoid floating obstacles. On 18 June 1999 the vessel was given
401:
147:
1332:
1223:
1202:
1134:
620:
556:
448:
437:
421:
417:
380:
coastal launches in those roles. In order to perform these varied duties the
346:
225:
120:
840:"HMCS Calgary, Winnipeg, Brandon and Yellowknife set sail for U.S. exercise"
1022:"Esquimalt ships return home after seizing more than 2.5 tonnes of cocaine"
867:"Canadian military concludes annual contribution to Operation CARIBBE 2014"
409:
1049:"Canadian warships return to Esquimalt, B.C., after three-month operation"
547:
518:
482:
433:
373:
362:
440:(9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).
384:-class vessels are designed to carry up to three 6.1-metre (20 ft)
429:
400:
970 long tons (986 t) and are 55.3 metres (181 ft 5 in)
341:
in the Royal
Canadian Navy. The coastal defence vessel is assigned to
25:
1100:(107 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc.
560:
532:
711:"Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships – HMCS Yellowknife"
1081:(Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing.
945:"Navy vessels return to Esquimalt after deployment to Arctic"
478:
1187:
918:"Object found off British Columbia coast not missing nuke"
611:
was sent to investigate and recover the item. Divers from
231:
2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
997:"Esquimalt warships depart to hunt down drug traffickers"
424:
creating 7.2 megawatts (9,700 hp). Two LIPS Z-drive
464:-class coastal defence vessels have a complement of 37.
428:
are driven by two
Jeumont CI 560L motors creating 3,000
717:. National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7 July 2006
563:
in
American coastal waters. Following those exercises,
575:, completing their tour on 4 December. In June 2016,
1119:(111th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group.
228:
UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp)
1318:List of patrol vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy
275:Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band)
436:(28 km/h; 17 mph) and a range of 5,000
1330:
1076:
559:Fleet Week and the Task Group Exercise with the
679:
893:"Navy ships leave for exercise off California"
759:
757:
1173:
501:into the Canadian Forces on 18 April 1998 at
1079:The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002
595:sailed from Esquimalt to participate in the
754:
555:, departed in October 2014 to take part in
1180:
1166:
16:Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence vessel
745:
408:11.3 metres (37 ft 1 in) and a
352:
286:Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS)
1114:
1095:
968:
890:
864:
738:
736:
734:
732:
650:both deployed to the Pacific as part of
772:
272:Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band)
1344:Kingston-class coastal defence vessels
1331:
807:
766:
416:ANR-53-50 alternators coupled to four
1161:
1077:Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002).
994:
942:
729:
44:
1046:
244:15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
865:Pugliese, David (4 December 2014).
194:55.3 m (181 ft 5 in)
13:
773:Mallett, Peter (17 October 2018).
642:while taking part in RIMPAC 2018.
467:
234:2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters
224:ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC
202:11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
73:Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
14:
1365:
1142:
943:Watts, Richard (5 October 2017).
832:
792:
703:
454:Bofors 40 mm/60 calibre Mk 5C gun
210:3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
1339:Fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy
969:Pugliese, David (27 June 2018).
891:Petrescu, Sarah (13 June 2016).
603:was discovered off the coast of
283:AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar
46:
24:
1117:Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009
1115:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2008).
1098:Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005
1096:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004).
1040:
1014:
988:
962:
936:
910:
884:
858:
638:were deployed off the coast of
361:class was designed to fill the
1192:-class coastal defence vessels
801:
599:. After reports surfaced of a
345:(MARPAC) and is homeported at
1:
995:Coyne, Todd (15 March 2019).
798:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 304
742:Macpherson and Barrie, p. 299
667:
378:Royal Canadian Mounted Police
327:-class coastal defence vessel
177:-class coastal defence vessel
808:Gibson, Dane (4 June 1999).
696:
7:
1153:(MM 706) – official website
503:Esquimalt, British Columbia
10:
1370:
1354:Ships built in Nova Scotia
1070:
1047:Chan, Adam (19 May 2022).
511:Victoria, British Columbia
186:970 long tons (986 t)
1313:
1290:
1198:
447:class is equipped with a
300:Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun
279:Global Positioning System
164:
39:
23:
775:"Big guns find new life"
672:
302:(removed from the class)
949:Victoria Times-Colonist
628:In June and July 2018,
343:Maritime Forces Pacific
329:that has served in the
165:General characteristics
763:Saunders (2004), p. 92
751:Saunders (2008), p. 95
487:Halifax Shipyards Ltd.
485:on 7 November 1996 by
367:Bay-class minesweepers
353:Design and description
83:Halifax Shipyards Ltd.
814:Northern News Service
779:CFB Esquimalt Lookout
597:RIMPAC naval exercise
523:Northwest Territories
810:"When Ships Collide"
571:deployed as part of
491:Halifax, Nova Scotia
87:Halifax, Nova Scotia
640:Southern California
515:freedom of the city
924:. 25 November 2016
820:on 27 October 2020
267:processing systems
1326:
1325:
1126:978-0-7106-2845-9
715:Official Lineages
652:Operation Caribbe
601:lost nuclear bomb
573:Operation Caribbe
531:, accompanied by
426:azimuth thrusters
314:
313:
1361:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1159:
1158:
1138:
1111:
1092:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1007:
992:
986:
985:
983:
981:
966:
960:
959:
957:
955:
940:
934:
933:
931:
929:
914:
908:
907:
905:
903:
888:
882:
881:
879:
877:
862:
856:
855:
853:
851:
846:. 9 October 2014
836:
830:
829:
827:
825:
816:. Archived from
805:
799:
796:
790:
789:
787:
785:
770:
764:
761:
752:
749:
743:
740:
727:
726:
724:
722:
707:
690:
683:
632:and sister ship
619:and sister ship
605:British Columbia
505:and carries the
477:
54:
51:
50:
49:
28:
21:
20:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1329:
1328:
1327:
1322:
1309:
1286:
1194:
1186:
1145:
1127:
1108:
1089:
1073:
1068:
1067:
1057:
1055:
1045:
1041:
1031:
1029:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1005:
1003:
993:
989:
979:
977:
967:
963:
953:
951:
941:
937:
927:
925:
916:
915:
911:
901:
899:
889:
885:
875:
873:
863:
859:
849:
847:
838:
837:
833:
823:
821:
806:
802:
797:
793:
783:
781:
771:
767:
762:
755:
750:
746:
741:
730:
720:
718:
709:
708:
704:
699:
694:
693:
684:
680:
675:
670:
475:
470:
468:Service history
458:M2 machine guns
355:
331:Canadian Forces
307:M2 machine guns
266:
96:7 November 1996
52:
47:
45:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1367:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1301:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1144:
1143:External links
1141:
1140:
1139:
1125:
1112:
1106:
1093:
1087:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1039:
1013:
987:
975:Ottawa Citizen
961:
935:
909:
897:Times Colonist
883:
871:Ottawa Citizen
857:
844:Ottawa Citizen
831:
800:
791:
765:
753:
744:
728:
701:
700:
698:
695:
692:
691:
677:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
469:
466:
438:nautical miles
422:diesel engines
386:ISO containers
354:
351:
312:
311:
310:
309:
303:
294:
290:
289:
288:
287:
284:
281:
276:
273:
268:
262:
261:
258:
254:
253:
250:
246:
245:
242:
238:
237:
236:
235:
232:
229:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
171:
170:Class and type
167:
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
152:
151:
148:Pennant number
145:
139:
128:
127:Identification
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
42:
41:
37:
36:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1366:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1312:
1306:
1303:Followed by:
1302:
1300:
1298:
1294:Preceded by:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1191:
1183:
1178:
1176:
1171:
1169:
1164:
1163:
1160:
1154:
1152:
1147:
1146:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1122:
1118:
1113:
1109:
1107:0-7106-2623-1
1103:
1099:
1094:
1090:
1088:1-55125-072-1
1084:
1080:
1075:
1074:
1054:
1050:
1043:
1028:. 16 May 2019
1027:
1023:
1017:
1002:
998:
991:
976:
972:
965:
950:
946:
939:
923:
919:
913:
898:
894:
887:
872:
868:
861:
845:
841:
835:
819:
815:
811:
804:
795:
780:
776:
769:
760:
758:
748:
739:
737:
735:
733:
716:
712:
706:
702:
688:
682:
678:
665:
663:
662:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
637:
636:
631:
626:
624:
623:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
590:
589:
584:
583:
578:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
557:San Francisco
554:
553:
549:
545:
544:
539:
538:
534:
530:
526:
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
474:
465:
463:
459:
455:
450:
449:Kelvin Hughes
446:
441:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
390:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:
368:
364:
360:
350:
348:
347:CFB Esquimalt
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
326:
321:
320:
308:
304:
301:
297:
296:
295:
292:
291:
285:
282:
280:
277:
274:
271:
270:
269:
264:
263:
259:
256:
255:
251:
248:
247:
243:
240:
239:
233:
230:
227:
223:
219:
218:
217:
214:
213:
209:
206:
205:
201:
198:
197:
193:
190:
189:
185:
182:
181:
178:
176:
172:
169:
168:
163:
159:
156:
155:
149:
146:
143:
140:
138:
134:
131:
130:
129:
126:
125:
122:
121:CFB Esquimalt
119:
116:
115:
112:18 April 1998
111:
108:
107:
103:
100:
99:
95:
92:
91:
88:
84:
81:
78:
77:
74:
71:
68:
67:
64:
61:
58:
57:
43:
38:
33:
27:
22:
19:
1304:
1296:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1244:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1189:
1150:
1116:
1097:
1078:
1056:. Retrieved
1052:
1042:
1030:. Retrieved
1025:
1016:
1004:. Retrieved
1000:
990:
978:. Retrieved
974:
964:
952:. Retrieved
948:
938:
926:. Retrieved
921:
912:
900:. Retrieved
896:
886:
874:. Retrieved
870:
860:
848:. Retrieved
843:
834:
822:. Retrieved
818:the original
813:
803:
794:
782:. Retrieved
778:
768:
747:
719:. Retrieved
714:
705:
681:
660:
655:
647:
643:
634:
629:
627:
621:
616:
612:
608:
592:
587:
581:
576:
568:
564:
551:
542:
536:
528:
527:
499:commissioned
472:
471:
461:
444:
442:
402:long overall
393:
391:
381:
374:gate vessels
358:
356:
338:
334:
333:since 1998.
324:
318:
316:
315:
265:Sensors and
183:Displacement
174:
109:Commissioned
62:
31:
18:
1246:Yellowknife
1151:Yellowknife
928:26 November
656:Yellowknife
648:Yellowknife
630:Yellowknife
617:Yellowknife
613:Yellowknife
609:Yellowknife
593:Yellowknife
565:Yellowknife
548:sister ship
529:Yellowknife
519:Yellowknife
507:hull number
473:Yellowknife
371:Porte-class
363:minesweeper
339:Yellowknife
335:Yellowknife
319:Yellowknife
133:MMSI number
104:5 June 1997
63:Yellowknife
32:Yellowknife
1349:1997 ships
1333:Categories
1281:Summerside
1239:Whitehorse
1232:Shawinigan
954:21 October
876:6 December
850:12 October
784:31 October
668:References
644:Whitehorse
635:Whitehorse
430:horsepower
257:Complement
215:Propulsion
1297:Anticosti
1267:Saskatoon
1253:Goose Bay
1211:Glace Bay
1135:225431774
824:7 January
721:1 October
697:Citations
661:Saskatoon
588:Saskatoon
582:Vancouver
483:laid down
420:UD 23V12
137:316191000
93:Laid down
1225:Edmonton
1204:Kingston
1190:Kingston
1053:CTV News
1026:CTV News
1006:25 April
1001:CTV News
922:BBC News
622:Edmonton
537:Winnipeg
533:frigates
495:launched
493:and was
462:Kingston
456:and two
445:Kingston
418:Wärtsilä
398:displace
394:Kingston
382:Kingston
359:Kingston
325:Kingston
293:Armament
226:Wärtsilä
175:Kingston
150:: MM 706
142:Callsign
117:Homeport
101:Launched
69:Namesake
34:underway
1274:Brandon
1260:Moncton
1218:Nanaimo
1071:Sources
1058:23 July
1032:14 July
980:26 July
902:14 June
687:calibre
685:The 60
577:Calgary
569:Brandon
561:US Navy
552:Brandon
543:Calgary
414:Jeumont
410:draught
404:with a
222:Jeumont
207:Draught
79:Builder
40:History
1133:
1123:
1104:
1085:
476:'s
396:class
191:Length
160:Active
157:Status
144:: CGAY
53:Canada
1299:class
1149:HMCS
673:Notes
434:knots
322:is a
317:HMCS
249:Range
241:Speed
30:HMCS
1305:None
1131:OCLC
1121:ISBN
1102:ISBN
1083:ISBN
1060:2024
1034:2019
1008:2019
982:2018
956:2017
930:2016
904:2016
878:2014
852:2014
826:2021
786:2018
723:2014
658:and
646:and
591:and
567:and
546:and
540:and
481:was
479:keel
443:The
406:beam
392:The
376:and
357:The
305:2 ×
298:1 ×
220:4 ×
199:Beam
59:Name
517:of
489:at
1335::
1129:.
1051:.
1024:.
999:.
973:.
947:.
920:.
895:.
869:.
842:.
812:.
777:.
756:^
731:^
713:.
607:,
585:,
579:,
525:.
521:,
369:,
349:.
260:37
135::
85:,
1181:e
1174:t
1167:v
1137:.
1110:.
1091:.
1062:.
1036:.
1010:.
984:.
958:.
932:.
906:.
880:.
854:.
828:.
788:.
725:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
