HMCS Whitehorse

HMCS Whitehorse on patrol in Arthur Passage
History
Canada
Name	Whitehorse
Namesake	Whitehorse, Yukon
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	26 July 1996
Launched	24 February 1997
Commissioned	17 April 1998
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	MMSI number: 316192000 Callsign: CGAZ Pennant number: MM 705
Motto	Audentes Fortuna Juvat (Fortune assists the daring)[1]
Status	Active
Notes	Colours: Blue and white[1]
Badge	Azure three bands wavy Or over all a horse forcene Argent.[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement	990 t (970 long tons)
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, 2,200 kW (3,000 hp) 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 Whitehorse is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998. Whitehorse is the sixth ship of her class. The first vessel named for the city in the Yukon, the ship is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.