Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessel

The Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessel was a class of vessel in the Royal Canadian Navy used on coastal patrol and minesweeping duties. The Kingston-class has a non-magnetic hull made of GRP plastic with carbon fiber reinforcement.

In the late 2020s, the Kingston-class was replaced by the River-class mine countermeasures vessels.

Specifications

 * Type: Mechanical Minesweeper/Coastal Defense Vessel
 * Service Period: 2001-2027
 * Cost: $87,500,000 CAD
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 225 feet (68.58 meters)
 * Beam: 45 feet (13.72 meters)
 * Draught: 12.5 feet (3.81 meters)
 * Displacement: 1,500 tons
 * Crew: 48
 * Power: 12,000 shp (8.95 MW)
 * Range: 6,500 Nautical Miles (12,038 Kilometers)
 * Speed: 19 Knots (35.19 Kilometers/Hour; 21.87 Miles/Hour)
 * Propulsion:
 * 2 x General Electric LM500 gas turbines
 * 2 x shafts
 * 2 x Z-drive azimuth thrusters (powered by lithium ion batteries for silent running)
 * Sensor Suite
 * Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band)
 * Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band)
 * Signaal SPG-503 STIR 1.8 fire control radar (K/I band)
 * Hull mounted DSQS-11 mine-detection sonar
 * Countermeasures
 * AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralisation Vehicle
 * AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System
 * Armament:
 * 1 x Otobreda 76mm/62-caliber Super Rapid naval gun
 * 2 x M2 Browning machine guns
 * 1 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x CH-146 Griffon utility helicopter