HMCS Moncton (MM 708)
 HMCS Moncton in Bedford Basin as part of International Fleet Review 2010 | |
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| Name: | Moncton |
| Namesake: | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down: | 31 May 1997 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1997 |
| Commissioned: | 12 July 1998 |
| Homeport: | CFB Halifax |
| Identification: | MM 708 |
| Honours and awards: | Atlantic, 1942-43[1] |
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| Class and 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) |
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| Speed: | 15 kn (27.78 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,260.00 km) |
| Complement: | 31 to 47 |
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HMCS Moncton is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998. Moncton is the ninth 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 Moncton. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
Design
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 12.7 mm 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; 17 mph) maximum continuous speed. The range at the economical cruising speed of 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) using two engines is 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) with a 20% margin in tank capacity. Mechanical minesweeping is carried out at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). The crash stop length is five ship lengths from a speed of 15 knots.[2]
Service history
Moncton was laid down on 31 May 1997 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 5 December 1997. She was commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 12 July 1998 and carries the classification MM 708.
In August 2011, Moncton deployed to the Arctic Ocean as part of Operation Nanook.[4] In February 2015, Moncton deployed to the Caribbean Sea as part of Operation Caribbe, Canada's contribution to the war on drugs.[5]
In January 2016, Moncton, alongside sister ship Summerside, sailed for the Caribbean to take part in Operation Caribbe.[6]
References
- ↑ "Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships - HMCS Moncton". Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ "HMCS Summerside to join U.S. Coast Guard in annual Arctic mission". The Guardian. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ Pugliese, David (2 March 2015). "Four Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels on patrol on OP Caribbe". Defence Watch (Ottawa Citizen). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Rhonda (27 January 2016). "Halifax-based naval ships join fight against drug smugglers in Caribbean, Pacific Ocean". Global News. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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