HMCS Brandon (MM 710)

HMCS Brandon in July 2004
History
Canada
Name	Brandon
Namesake	Brandon, Manitoba
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	6 December 1997
Launched	10 July 1998
Commissioned	5 June 1999
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	Pennant number: MM 710 MMSI number: 316267000 Callsign: CGJI
Honours and awards	Atlantic, 1941–45 Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1944.[1]
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement	970 long tons (986 t)
Length	55.3 m (181 ft 5 in)
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 × Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp) 2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	37
Sensors and processing systems	Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band) Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band) Global Positioning System AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS)
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun (removed from the class) 2 × M2 machine guns

HMCS Brandon is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1999. Brandon is the eleventh ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the name HMCS Brandon. The Brandon is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.