HMCS KINGSTON 700
KINGSTON Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel
Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., she was the lead ship of her class. Launched on 12 Aug 1995, she was commissioned at Kingston, ON, on 21 Sep 1996 and assigned to the east coast. On 25 Mar 1999, HMCS GLACE BAY 701, HMCS KINGSTON 700 and HMCS ANTICOSTI MSA110, departed Halifax for NATO exercise BLUE GAME 99 off Denmark. They were the smallest Canadian warships to cross the Atlantic since the Second World War. In August 2014, HMCS KINGSTON departed Halifax to escort the research vessels searching for HMS EREBUS and HMS TERROR in the Northwest Passage.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos Commissioning Book
Commanding Officers
In memory of those who have crossed the bar They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Gagnon, Patrick Raymond
Photos and Documents
(KNG000 a & b) Invitation and programme for a Civic Reception to introduce the crew of HMCS KINGSTON on 20 Sep 1996
(KNG001) HMCS KINGSTON 700 during work-ups in 2003 // Courtesy of Rick Bungay (KNG002) HMCS KINGSTON 700 coming alongside HMCS Summerside 711 in Halifax after work-ups in 2003 // Note the ice on the fo'c's'le of KINGSTON and Summerside. // Courtesy of Rick Bungay (KNG003) HMCS KINGSTON 700 and HMCS SUMMERSIDE 711 alongside in Portsmouth (UK), May 2019 at the end of the jetty where there carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH is tied up. KINGSTON and SUMMERSIDE are enroute to exercises in the Baltic and are outfitted with their minesweeping gear // Courtesy of Guy Jeffery, Cdr (ret'd) (KNG004) HMCS KINGSTON 700 on the Halifax waterfront for the Evergreen Festival 9-12 Dec 2021 // DND / RCN photo
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