HMCS Brandon

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Decoration
UN Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marine_Industries_Limited
gptkbp:class gptkb:Glacier-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1998
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1998-06-06
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Satellite communication
gptkbp:crew Regular training exercises
Joint training with allies
40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:futurePlans Increased operational capabilities
Modernization upgrades
Enhanced crew training programs
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
CFB Esquimalt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMCS Brandon
gptkbp:launched 1996
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:maintenance Routine inspections
Regular dry-docking
gptkbp:maxRange 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:motto “To the Rescue”
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory Multiple deployments
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Nanook
Operation Artemis
Operation Caribbe
gptkbp:primaryMission Mine hunting
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw propellers
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Surveillance
gptkbp:sisterShip HMCS Goose Bay
gptkbp:sonar Hull-mounted_sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Disaster relief
Search and rescue
Humanitarian assistance
gptkbp:trainingExercises RIMPAC
FLEETEX
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minesweeper