HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Brandon.
HMCS Brandon is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1999. Brandon is the eleventh ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the name HMCS Brandon. The Brandon is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
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HMCS Brandon in July 2004 | |
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Name | Brandon |
Namesake | Brandon, Manitoba |
Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 6 December 1997 |
Launched | 10 July 1998 |
Commissioned | 5 June 1999 |
Homeport | CFB Esquimalt |
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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) |
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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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