OVERVIEW: The KINGSTON-class MCDV (Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel) is a two-shaft, diesel powered coastal patrol vessel.

DETAILS: Mainly manned by the Naval Reserves these ships carry out a multitude of missions, including coastal patrol, light mine countermeasures, route surveys and ROV handling.   

The KINGSTON class are largely built to civilian standards. The ship's  two propellers can rotate 360 degree rotation, making the ships very maneuverable.   The minesweeping, ROVs, sidescan sonar payloads  are modular, meaning that they can be embarked and disembarked with relative ease, and moved from ship to ship as required.  Available payloads are:

 2x Indal Technologies AN/SLQ-38 deep mechanical minesweeping systems;
 4x MDA Ltd. AN/SQS-511 heavyweight high-definition Route Survey System;
 1x ISE Ltd. Trailblazer bottom object inspection vehicle;
 1x ISE Ltd. HYSUB 50 deep seabed intervention system; 
2xFullerton and Sherwood Ltd. six-man, two-compartment containerized diving systems;
 2xMDA Ltd. Interim Remote Mine hunting and Disposal System control van.

 Furthermore, the vessels have additional systems not in an ISO container format that can be fitted, including; 2x L3/Klein K 5500 high definition side scan sonars 4x L3/Klein K 3000 dual frequency side scan sonars; 2x Deep Ocean Engineering Inc. Phantom 4 remotely operated vehicles (ROV)

Specifications:
Displacement: 970t
Length: 55.31m
Beam: 11.3m
Draught: 3.4m
Crew: 31-36, depending on mission.
Armament: 1x40mm single Bofors, 2x 12.7mm machine guns
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; 4xWartsila SCAM V12 diesels, 2xZ drives driven by electric motors
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 5,000nm

NOTES:  Four units of the class are fitted with degausing coils. Units in class: HMCS Kingston (700); Glace Bay (701); Nanaimo (702); Edmonton  (703); Shawinigan (704); Whitehorse  (705); Yellowknife (706); Goose Bay (707); Moncton (708); Saskatoon (709); Brandon (710) Summerside (711)


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"Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels." Royal Canadian Navy. Last modified August 27, 2021. https://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/fleet-units/mcdv-home.page.