HMCS Yellowknife
HMCS Yellowknife underway
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Yellowknife |
Namesake | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
Builder | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 7 November 1996 |
Launched | 5 June 1997 |
Commissioned | 18 April 1998 |
Homeport | CFB Esquimalt |
Identification |
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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 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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HMCS Yellowknife is a
Design and description
The Kingston class was designed to fill the
The Kingston class displace 970 long tons (986 t) and are 55.3 metres (181 ft 5 in) long overall with a beam 11.3 metres (37 ft 1 in) and a draught of 3.4 metres (11 ft 2 in).[2] The coastal defence vessels are powered by four Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators coupled to four Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines creating 7.2 megawatts (9,700 hp). Two LIPS Z-drive azimuth thrusters are driven by two Jeumont CI 560L motors creating 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) and the Z drives can be rotated 360°. This gives the ships a maximum speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).[4]
The Kingston class is equipped with a
Service history
Yellowknife's
Yellowknife, accompanied by
In June and July 2018, Yellowknife and sister ship Whitehorse were deployed off the coast of Southern California while taking part in RIMPAC 2018.[13] Whitehorse and Yellowknife both deployed to the Pacific as part of Operation Caribbe on 15 March 2019.[14] The two ships returned to Esquimalt on 16 May, having participated in the interception of 2,657 kg (5,858 lb) of cocaine and 25 kg (55 lb) of illicit marijuana.[15]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ "Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships – HMCS Yellowknife". Official Lineages. National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Macpherson and Barrie, 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.
- ^ Macpherson and Barrie, p. 304
- ^ Gibson, Dane (4 June 1999). "When Ships Collide". Northern News Service. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "HMCS Calgary, Winnipeg, Brandon and Yellowknife set sail for U.S. exercise". Ottawa Citizen. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Pugliese, David (4 December 2014). "Canadian military concludes annual contribution to Operation CARIBBE 2014". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Petrescu, Sarah (13 June 2016). "Navy ships leave for exercise off California". Times Colonist. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Object found off British Columbia coast not missing nuke". BBC News. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Watts, Richard (5 October 2017). "Navy vessels return to Esquimalt after deployment to Arctic". Victoria Times-Colonist. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Pugliese, David (27 June 2018). "Over 1,000 Canadian military personnel to take part in RIMPAC - exercise to start Wednesday". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Coyne, Todd (15 March 2019). "Esquimalt warships depart to hunt down drug traffickers". CTV News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Esquimalt ships return home after seizing more than 2.5 tonnes of cocaine". CTV News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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.
- 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.