HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701)

	Glace Bay in the Atlantic Ocean on 9 June 2010
History
Canada
Name	Glace Bay
Namesake	Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	28 April 1995
Launched	22 January 1996
Commissioned	26 October 1996
Homeport	CFB Halifax
Identification	Pennant number: MM 701; MMSI number: 316293000; Callsign: CGAU;
Motto	Ex Fundo Maris
Honours and; awards	Atlantic, 1944–45
Status	Active
Notes	Colours: Black and white
Badge	Sable on a pile Argent a thistle proper.
General characteristics
Class and type	Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement	990 t (970 long tons)
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	4 × Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp); 2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 2,200 kW (3,000 hp) ; 2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters;
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	Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band); Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band); Global Positioning System; AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar; Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS);
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun (removed from the class); 2 × M2 machine guns;

HMCS Glace Bay is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. Glace Bay is the second ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Glace Bay. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.

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