HMCS Moncton (MM 708)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Moncton.
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. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Moncton. The ship is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.
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HMCS Moncton in Bedford Basin as part of International Fleet Review 2010 “Resurgam” (I shall Rise Again) | |
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Name | Moncton |
Namesake | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 31 May 1997 |
Launched | 5 December 1997 |
Commissioned | 12 July 1998 |
Homeport | CFB Halifax |
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Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1942–43[1] |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
Displacement | 970 long tons (986 t) |
Length | 55.3 m (181 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Complement | 37 |
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