HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
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HMCS Brandon is a Canadian Kingston-class maritime coastal defence vessel. Commissioned in 1999, it is named after Brandon, Manitoba. The vessel is based out of CFB Esquimalt.
When conducting naval mine countermeasure(NMCM) operations HMCS Brandon deploys a remotely operated vehicle(ROV).
The previous HMCS Brandon (K149), a Flower class corvette, served during World War II.
- Length: 55.3m
- Beam: 11.3m
- Draught: 3.4m
Displacement - 970 tonnes
- Accommodation - mixed gender crew to 36 in two and three person cabins
- Range - 5000 nautical miles, primarily operating in Canadian waters however the ship has made trips to Hawaii and overseas.
- Normal Mission - 18 days Maximum Speed - 15 knots
- Main gun - 40mm Bofors Mk 1NC Automatic Cannon, nicknamed Bad Betty
- Sponsor: Betty Coleman
[edit] External links
- ↑ official HMCS Brandon web-page, Canadian Maritime Command
- ↑ RIMPAC: Rim of the Pacific 2004
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