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

Unit Run

Ship Name	Hull No.	Commission– Decommission	Fate	Notes
HMCS Kingston	MMV-700	September 21st, 2001
HMCS Glace Bay	MMV-701	October 26th, 2001
HMCS Nanaimo	MMV-702	December 10th, 2001
HMCS Oshawa	MMV-703	April 21st, 2002
HMCS Shawinigan	MMV-704	April 14th, 2002
HMCS Whitehorse	MMV-705	July 20th, 2002
HMCS Yellowknife	MMV-706	July 21st, 2002
HMCS Goose Bay	MMV-707	October 5th, 2002
HMCS Moncton	MMV-708	September 28th, 2002
HMCS Saskatoon	MMV-709	December 5th, 2002
HMCS Brandon	MMV-710	June 5th, 2003
HMCS Summerside	MMV-711	July 18th, 2003