| HMCS Whitehorse | |
|---|---|
 HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
| Namesake: | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down: | 26 July 1996 |
| Launched: | 24 February 1997 |
| Commissioned: | 17 April 1998 |
| Homeport: | CFB Esquimalt |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Kingston-class coastal defence vessel |
| Displacement: | 970 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.3 m (181.43 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.3 m (37.07 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.4 m (11.15 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 x Jeumont DC electric motors 4 x 600VAC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators |
| Speed: | 15 kn (27.78 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,260.00 km) |
| Capacity: | 47 |
| Complement: | 31 to 47 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band) Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band) Global Positioning System A towed high-frequency sidescan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS) |
| Armament: |
1 x Bofors 40 mm 60 Mk 5C cannon 2 x M2 Machine Guns |
HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998.
Whitehorse is the sixth ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the first vessel to use the designation HMCS Whitehorse.
Whitehorse was laid down on 26 July 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 24 February 1997. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 17 April 1998 and carries the pennant number 705.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
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