HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704)
HMCS Shawinigan at Rimouski in 2009
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Shawinigan |
Namesake | Shawinigan, Quebec |
Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 26 April 1996 |
Launched | 15 November 1996 |
Commissioned | 14 June 1997 |
Homeport | CFB Halifax |
Identification |
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Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1942–44; Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942, 1944[1] |
Status | Active |
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 Shawinigan 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
Shawinigan was laid down on 26 April 1996 by
In August 2014, Shawinigan took part in
In August 2016, the ship sailed with Moncton to the Arctic to take part in Operation Nanook.[10][11] Once the operation is over, Shawinigan partnered with the Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier to continue the archaeological examination of the sunken vessel HMS Erebus and to aid in the search for HMS Terror.[12] Shawinigan and Moncton returned to Halifax on 30 September.[13] On 22 January 2019, Shawinigan and sister ship Kingston departed Halifax for operations off West Africa as part of Operation Projection, working with African nations as well as the United States, United Kingdom and France.[14] The vessels returned to Halifax on 26 April.[15]
On 26 January 2020, Shawinigan and Glace Bay departed Halifax as part of Operation Projection off West Africa. Once there, the two vessels took part in two naval exercises Obangame Express and Phoenix Express.[16][17] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their mission was cut short and the vessels were recalled, returning to Halifax on 9 April.[18]
In June 2021, Shawinigan was deployed to the Caribbean under the command of Cdr Bill Sanson as part of Operation Caribbe. On 18 July, the ship seized 675 kg (1,488 lb) of cocaine from a small smuggling vessel, followed by the interception of another small boat on 21 July, capturing 774 kg (1,706 lb). The ship returned to Halifax in August.[19]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ Official Lineages.
- ^ a b c d Macpherson & Barrie 2002, p. 299.
- ^ Saunders 2008, p. 95.
- ^ a b Saunders 2004, p. 92.
- ^ Mallett, Peter (17 October 2018). "Big guns find new life". CFB Esquimalt Lookout. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b Macpherson & Barrie 2002, p. 303.
- ^ Pugliese, David (21 August 2014). "Operation NANOOK 14 scenario includes response to grounding of cruise ship". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Canada, US navies seize 1,000 kg cocaine in Caribbean". Business Standard. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Pugliese, David (9 March 2015). "HMCS Goose Bay and HMCS Shawinigan take part in drug bust in Caribbean Sea". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "HMC Ships depart for Northern Operations". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Pugliese, David (11 August 2016). "Royal Canadian Navy sending HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Moncton to Arctic". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Kylie, Aaron (23 August 2016). "Archaeologists to resume search for Sir John Franklin's HMS Terror". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Two navy vessels return to Halifax from Arctic mission". Global News. The Canadian Press. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Groff, Meghan (22 January 2019). "Navy ships deploy to West Africa". halifaxtoday.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Draus, Alicia (26 April 2019). "HMCS Kingston and Shawinigan return to Halifax after three-month deployment to Africa". Global News. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Quon, Alexander & Maclean, Alexa (26 January 2020). "Crews of HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Glace Bay bid farewell, deploy to Africa". Global News. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Burke, David (6 April 2020). "Canadian Forces calls back ships, cuts missions short due to COVID-19". CBC News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Quon, Alexander (9 April 2020). "Coronavirus: HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Glace Bay return to Halifax". Global News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Yun, Tom (6 August 2021). "U.S. Coast Guard seizes $1.4B in drugs from multiple ships with help from Canadians". CTV News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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.
- "Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships – HMCS Shawinigan". National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 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 Inc. OCLC 225431774.