PlacesPages: 2007 Rose Festival Fleet: HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709), HMCS Brandon (MM 710) and HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

2007 Rose Festival Fleet: HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709), HMCS Brandon (MM 710) and HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

Next in line were three Canadian Kingston-class coastal defense vessels, built at the Halifax Shipyards in Nova Scotia.

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

The three ships are the Nanaimo (commissioned May 10, 1997), the Saskatoon (commissioned December 5, 1998) and the Brandon (commissioned June 5, 1999).

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

These ships are manned by members of the Canadian Naval Reserve, and are assigned to patrol the Canadian coast.

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

They have a top speed of over 15 knots with a range of 5,000 nautical miles and a crew complement of about 31.

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

They are armed with a single 40mm cannon and two .50 caliber machine guns.

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo

They were designed as minesweepers, and are powered by Z-drive azimuth thruster pods that make them highly maneuverable with the ability to rotate 360 degrees within their own length.

HMCS Saskatoon, HMCS Brandon & HMCS Nanaimo