HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Nanaimo.
 HMCS Namaimo alongside in Victoria Harbour for Canada Day 2009 celebrations |
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| Career (Canada) |  Royal Canadian Navy |
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| Namesake: | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down: | 11 August 1995 |
| Launched: | 17 May 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 10 May 1997 |
| Homeport: | CFB Esquimalt |
| Honours and awards: |
Inherited battle honours: Atlantic, 1941-44 Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1944 |
| Status: | Active as of 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
| Displacement: | 970 tonnes |
| 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) |
| 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 Nanaimo (MM 702) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1997.
Nanaimo is the third 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 Nanaimo.
Nanaimo was laid down on 11 August 1995 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 17 May 1996. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 10 May 1997, and carries the pennant number 702.
She is assigned to Joint Task Force Pacific (formerly Maritime Forces Pacific) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
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