HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)

HMCS Nanaimo alongside in Victoria Harbour for Canada Day 2009 celebrations
History
Canada
Name	Nanaimo
Namesake	Nanaimo, British Columbia
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	11 August 1995
Launched	17 May 1996
Commissioned	10 May 1997
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	Pennant number: MM 702 MMSI number: 316113000 Callsign: CGAV
Motto	Faith and Labour[1]
Honours and awards	The ship carries the battle honours won by its predecessor during World War II. Atlantic 1941–44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944[1]
Status	Active
Notes	Colours: Gold and Blue[1]
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 Nanaimo is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1997. Nanaimo is the third ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Nanaimo. She is assigned to Joint Task Force Pacific (formerly Maritime Forces Pacific) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.