These Royal Canadian Navy ships were open for tours in Portland, Oregon, from June 4-8, 2008 as part of the Rose Festival Fleet, and left on the 9th. The pictures on this page were taken on June 8.
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
Canadian Kingston-class coastal defense vessels Edmonton and Whitehorse were built at the Halifax Shipyards in Nova Scotia.
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
They are manned by the Canadian Naval Reserve, and patrol the Canadian coast.
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
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 Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
They are armed with a single 40mm cannon and two .50 caliber machine guns.
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
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.
HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) & HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
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