HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
 HMCS Brandon (MM 710) in July 2004
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| History | |
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 Royal Canadian NavyCanada | |
| Namesake | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down | 6 December 1997 |
| Launched | 10 July 1998 |
| Commissioned | 5 June 1999 |
| Homeport | CFB Esquimalt |
| Honours & awards | list error: <br /> list (help) Atlantic, 1941-45 Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1944. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
| Displacement | 970 t |
| Length | 55.3 m (181.43 ft) |
| Beam | 11.3 m (37.07 ft) |
| Draught | 3.4 m (11.15 ft) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x Jeumont DC electric motors 4 x 600VAC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators |
| Speed | 15 kn (27.78 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,260.00 km) |
| Capacity | 47 |
| Complement | 31 to 47 |
| Sensors & processing systems | list error: <br /> list (help) Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band) Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band) Global Positioning System A towed high-frequency sidescan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 x Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 2 x M2 Machine Guns |
HMCS Brandon (MM 710) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1999.
Brandon is the eleventh ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Brandon.
Brandon was laid down on 6 December 1997 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 10 July 1998. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 5 June 1999 and carries the pennant number 710.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
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