HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)
HMCS Nanaimo alongside in Victoria Harbour for Canada Day 2009 celebrations
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Nanaimo |
Namesake | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 11 August 1995 |
Launched | 17 May 1996 |
Commissioned | 10 May 1997 |
Homeport | CFB Esquimalt |
Identification |
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Motto | Faith and Labour[1] |
Honours and awards | The ship carries the battle honours won by its predecessor during World War II. Atlantic 1941–44, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944[1] |
Status | Active |
Notes | Colours: Gold and Blue[1] |
General characteristics | |
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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Armament |
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HMCS Nanaimo is a
Design and description
The Kingston class was designed to fill the
The Kingston class
The Kingston class is equipped with a
Operational history
The ship's
After commissioning, Nanaimo was assigned to the west coast. In June 2002, she participated in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2002. As part of Operation Caribbe, she patrolled the eastern Pacific Ocean with sister ship Whitehorse in February 2014.[7] The coastal defence vessel once again participated in RIMPAC in 2014, as part of the units operating off Southern California.[8] After the 40 mm gun was declared obsolete in 2014, Nanaimo's model was donated to the Vancouver Island Military Museum and positioned near the museum entrance.[5]
In February 2015, Nanaimo was deployed as part of Operation Caribbe.[9] On 10 March, Nanaimo came across 50 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) packets of cocaine floating in the ocean. She returned to Canada on 15 April 2015.[10] Nanaimo departed Esquimalt on 28 September 2017 and sailed to San Diego, California to embark a United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) before beginning patrols associated with Operation Caribbe in the Eastern Pacific on 16 October.[11][12] On 31 October, Nanaimo intercepted a suspect vessel and her LEDET unit boarded the boat, seizing 478 kg (1,054 lb) of cocaine. Nanaimo intercepted a further 750 kg (1,650 lb) of cocaine in the following weeks.[13] Nanaimo returned to Esquimalt on 15 December.[14]
In November 2018, Nanaimo and sister ship Edmonton departed for the Eastern Pacific Ocean to participate in Operation Caribbe in November 2018. The two ships returned to Esquimalt on 17 December, with Edmonton successfully intercepting a drug shipment.[15] Nanaimo deployed from Esquimalt with Whitehorse on 10 February 2020 for Operation Caribbe off western Central America for three months.[16] The two ships were recalled from their mission early on 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Official Lineages.
- ^ a b c d Macpherson & Barrie 2002, p. 299.
- ^ Saunders 2008, p. 95.
- ^ a b Saunders 2004, p. 92.
- ^ a b Mallett, Peter (17 October 2018). "Big guns find new life". CFB Esquimalt Lookout. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Macpherson & Barrie 2002, p. 303.
- ^ Pugliese, David (13 February 2014). "Her Majesty's Canadian Ships Nanaimo and Whitehorse On Their Way To Operation Caribbe". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Pugliese, David (26 June 2014). "Full list of participating forces and military assets for RIMPAC 2014". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Pugliese, David (2 March 2015). "Four Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels on patrol on OP Caribbe". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Petrescu, Sarah (16 April 2015). "Esquimalt-based ships return from busting drug smugglers". Times Colonist. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "HMCS Nanaimo deploys for Operation Caribbe". Victoria Lookout. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Watts, Richard (29 November 2017). "HMCS Nanaimo helps in drug swoop, intercepting 1.5 tonnes of cocaine". Times Colonist. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Quon, Alexander (21 November 2017). "Canadian Armed Forces vessels have helped seize 2,162 kg of cocaine since October". Global News. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Bell, Jeff (15 December 2017). "Santa arrives for Christmas, along with HMCS Nanaimo". Times Colonist. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Lim, Arnold (17 December 2018). "Sailors reunited with family for Christmas in Victoria". Sooke News Mirror. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Coyne, Todd (10 February 2020). "Canadian warships depart Vancouver Island for Central American drug operation". CTV News. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Coyne, Todd (19 March 2020). "Canada cuts short naval deployment amid COVID-19 pandemic". CTV News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
Sources
- Macpherson, Ken & Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
- "Official Lineages, Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships". National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 (107 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2008). Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009 (111th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. OCLC 225431774.