HMCS Edmonton

HMCS Edmonton in 2019
History
Canada
Name	Edmonton
Namesake	Edmonton, Alberta
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax
Laid down	8 December 1995
Launched	31 October 1996
Commissioned	21 June 1997
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	Pennant number: MM 703 MMSI number: 316141000 Callsign: CGAW
Motto	Industria ditat ("Industry enriches")
Status	Active
Notes	Colours: gold and black
General characteristics
Class and type	Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement	970 long tons (986 t)
Length	55.3 m (181 ft 5.2 in)
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft 0.9 in)
Draught	3.4 m (11 ft 1.9 in)
Propulsion	4 × Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,655 hp) 2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	33 – up to 47 with Accommodations payload embarked
Sensors and processing systems	Sperry Marine Bridgemaster "E" radars (one I band, the other E/F band) Global Positioning System Sperry Marine NAVIGAT X Mk1 Gyrocompasses (2) Sperry Marine NAVITWIN IV Heading Management System AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS)
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun (no longer in service) 2 × M2 machine guns 1 × 12.7 mm Nanuk RWS (sea trials, IOC ≈2017/18)

HMCS Edmonton is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1997. Edmonton is the fourth ship of its class, all of which were built for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. The ship is the first vessel to use the designation HMCS Edmonton. The ship is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.