HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Glace Bay.
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| Career (Canada) |  Royal Canadian Navy |
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| Namesake: | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down: | 28 April 1995 |
| Launched: | 22 January 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 26 October 1996 |
| Homeport: | CFB Halifax |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic, 1944-45. |
| General characteristics | |
| 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) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Jeumont DC electric motors 4 x 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 and processing systems: |
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: | 1 x Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 2 x M2 Machine Guns |
HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1996.
Glace Bay is the second 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 Glace Bay.
Glace Bay was laid down on 28 April 1995 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 22 January 1996. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 26 October 1996 and carries the pennant number 701.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
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