Kingston-class coastal defence vessels

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Browning_M2_machine_guns Bofors 40 mm gun (removed from most ships)
gptkbp:beam	11.3 metres
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Halifax_Shipyards gptkb:Saint_John_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commissioned	1996
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crewComplement	37
gptkbp:displacement	970 tonnes
gptkbp:draught	3.4 metres
gptkbp:enteredService	mid-1990s
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched	1995
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kingston-class coastal defence vessels
gptkbp:hullMaterial	gptkb:steel
gptkbp:length	55.3 metres
gptkbp:modularPayload	mission-specific modules
gptkbp:namedAfter	Canadian communities
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMCS_Brandon gptkb:HMCS_Edmonton gptkb:HMCS_Glace_Bay gptkb:HMCS_Goose_Bay gptkb:HMCS_Kingston gptkb:HMCS_Moncton gptkb:HMCS_Nanaimo gptkb:HMCS_Saskatoon gptkb:HMCS_Shawinigan gptkb:HMCS_Summerside gptkb:HMCS_Whitehorse gptkb:HMCS_Yellowknife
gptkbp:numberBuilt	12
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion	diesel engines
gptkbp:range	5000 nautical miles at 8 knots
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Bay-class_minesweepers future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (partial role)
gptkbp:role	training coastal defence patrol mine countermeasures
gptkbp:speed	15 knots
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:usedFor	counter-narcotics operations domestic operations sovereignty patrols search and rescue support Arctic patrols international exercises
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy_Atlantic_Fleet gptkb:Canadian_Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6