1. Design and description

2. Service history

3. References
    Notes  Citations  Sources 

4. External links

HMCS Goose Bay is a {{sclass-|Kingston|coastal defence vessel|1}} that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998. Goose Bay is the eighth ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the first vessel to be named Goose Bay. The coastal defence vessel is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.

Design and description

The Kingston class was designed to fill the minesweeper, coastal patrol and reserve training needs of the Canadian Forces, replacing the {{sclass2-|Bay|minesweeper|1}}s, {{sclass2-|Porte|gate vessel}}s and Royal Canadian Mounted Police coastal launches in those roles.^[1] In order to perform these varied duties the Kingston-class vessels are designed to carry up to three {{convert|6.1|m|ft|adj=on}} ISO containers with power hookups on the open deck aft in order to embark mission-specific payloads.^[2] The seven module types available for embarkation include four route survey, two mechanical minesweeping and one bottom inspection modules.^[1]

The Kingston class displace {{convert|970|LT|t}} and are {{convert|55.3|m|ftin}} long overall with a beam {{convert|11.3|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|3.4|m|ftin}}.^[1] The coastal defence vessels are powered by four Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators coupled to four Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines creating {{convert|7.2|MW}}. Two LIPS Z-drive azimuth thrusters are driven by two Jeumont CI 560L motors creating {{convert|3000|hp|lk=in}} and the Z drives can be rotated 360°. This gives the ships a maximum speed of {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}} and a range of {{convert|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|8|kn}}.^[3]

The Kingston class is equipped with a Kelvin Hughes navigational radar using the I band and a Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar scanning the E and F bands. The vessels carry an AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar for minesweeping and a Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS). The vessels are equipped with one Bofors 40 mm/60 calibre Mk 5C gun and two M2 machine guns.^[3]{{efn| name = gun nomenclature}} The 40 mm gun was declared obsolete and removed from the vessels in 2014. Some of them ended up as museum pieces and on display at naval reserve installations across Canada.^[4] The Kingston-class coastal defence vessels have a complement of 37.^[1]

Service history

In Fall 2000, the coastal defence vessel took part in the naval exercise Unified Spirit off the east coast of North America. From 23 April to 9 May 2001, Goose Bay, accompanied by sister ship {{HMCS|Moncton|MM 708|2}}, took part in the NATO naval exercise Blue Game off the coasts of Norway and Denmark. In August 2002, Goose Bay and sister ship {{HMCS|Summerside|MM 711|2}} sailed to Arctic waters as part of Operation Narwhal Ranger, a military exercise involving all arms of the Canadian Forces. This marked the first Arctic visit by naval vessels in thirteen years.^[5]

In August 2010 Goose Bay participated in Operation Nanook 2010, in the Canadian Arctic.^[6] This was the fourth annual joint exercise, and the first where foreign vessels participated. In 2012, the vessel deployed as part of Operation Caribbe, Canada's participation in the war on drugs.^[7]

In February 2015, Goose Bay was deployed again to Operation Caribbe.^[8] In March 2015, as part of Operation Caribbe, Goose Bay, along with sister ship {{HMCS|Shawinigan|MM 704|2}} and the US Navy frigate {{USS|Kauffman|FFG-59|6}}, intercepted a vessel in the Caribbean Sea carrying {{convert|1017|kg}} of cocaine.^[9][10] On 8 September 2015, Goose Bay deployed for large NATO naval exercises Joint Warrior and Trident Venture with {{HMCS|Athabaskan|DDG 282|2}}, {{HMCS|Windsor||2}}, {{HMCS|Montréal|FFH 336|2}}, {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|2}} and Summerside.^[11][12] In the summer of 2016, Goose Bay was sent on a goodwill tour of the Great Lakes, making several port visits.^[13] In July, Goose Bay visited her namesake port.^[14] In September Goose Bay was among the Canadian warships deployed to the NATO naval training exercise "Cutlass Fury" off the east coast of North America.^[15]

In June 2017, Goose Bay returned to the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway for a goodwill tour, making several port visits.^[16][17] In August Montréal and Goose Bay and sister ship {{HMCS|Kingston|MM 700|2}} departed Halifax to take part in the Operation Nanook in Canada's northern waters.^[18]

References

Notes

Citations

Sources

• {{cite book |last=Macpherson |first=Ken |last2=Barrie |first2=Ron |date=2002 |title=The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 |edition=Third |publisher=Vanwell Publishing |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-072-1}}
• {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |date=2004 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 |publisher=Jane's Information Group Inc. |edition=107 |location=Alexandria, Virginia |isbn=0-7106-2623-1}}
• {{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009 |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Surrey |year=2008 |edition=111th |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |isbn=978-0-7106-2845-9 |oclc=225431774}}

External links

• HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) – official website

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