Sunday, August 2, 2015

2009 Rose Festival Fleet: HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)

I originally posted this on my old website on June 22, 2009.

IMG_6261 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

Canadian Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels Nanaimo and Whitehorse, were built at the Halifax Shipyards in Nova Scotia.

IMG_6260 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

They are manned by the Canadian Naval Reserve, and patrol the Canadian coast.

IMG_6258 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

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

IMG_6243 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

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

IMG_6239 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

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

IMG_6234 Canadian Kingston-class Coastal Defense Vessels HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
HMCS Nanaimo & HMCS Whitehorse in Portland, Oregon

For more information, visit the Canadian Navy’s Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels page.

Continue to USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563) & USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313)

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