HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
 HMCS Brandon (MM 710) in July 2004
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Brandon |
| 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.[1] |
| 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 × Jeumont DC electric motors 4 × 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 × Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 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 which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the second vessel to use the name 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.
Design and Construction
The Kingston-class coastal defence vessel was conceived to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and construction techniques in a ship designed to military specifications. The construction of the design required the building of partially outfitted steel block units, which were assembled into larger blocks and those blocks were integrated into the ship. The decks were assembled upside down with pre-outfitting of the underside of the deck prior to installation on the ship. The ship is outfitted with a degaussing system from Power Magnetics and Electronic Systems.[2]
Kingston class vessels are designed to carry up to three 6.1-metre (20 ft) ISO containers with power hookups on the open deck aft in order to embark mission-specific payloads.[3]
Armament and Sensors
Kingston-class vessels are outfitted with a Bofors 40 mm 60 mk5C rapid fire gun, and two 12.7mm machine guns. The ships are equipped with one of three modular mine countermeasures systems: the deep sea Thales MMS mechanical mine sweeping system, the route survey system or the Sutec remotely operated vehicle (ROV) mine inspection system.[2]
The navigation equipment installed in Kingston-class vessels are a Kelvin Hughes I-band navigation radar and a global positioning system. The surface search radar is the E to F-band Kelvin Hughes 6000.[2]
Propulsion
The ship is equipped with four main Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines which are coupled to four alternators (600 V AC). Two Jeumont electric motors (±740 V DC) provide power to the two LIPS Z-drive azimuth thrusters which are fitted with fixed-pitch reversing propellers. The propulsion system provides 15 knots (28 km/h) maximum continuous speed. The range at the economical cruising speed of 9 knots (17 km/h) using two engines is 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) with a 20% margin in tank capacity. Mechanical minesweeping is carried out at 8 knots (15 km/h). The crash stop length is five ship lengths from a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h).[2]
References
- ^ "Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships - HMCS Brandon". Official Lineages. National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Kingston Class Coastal Defence Vessels, Canada". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Saunders, Stephen (ed.) (2008). Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009. Jane's Fighting Ships (111th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7106-2845-9. OCLC 225431774.
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