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Warships21 September 1996–present
Coastal defence vessel
Kingston-class coastal defence vessel is a coastal defence vessel. It was built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd. , Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reported operators include Royal Canadian Navy.
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Halifax Shipyards Ltd. , Halifax, Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Navy
Anticosti class
1994–1998
21 September 1996–present
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Coastal defence vessel
970 t (950 long tons )
55.31 m (181 ft 6 in) oa 49 m (160 ft 9 in) pp
11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
2 × Jeumont DC electric motors 4 × 600 VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines 2 × Z drive azimuth thrusters
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
47 max
Kelvin Hughes Nucleus S-band surface search radar Towed high-frequency sidescan sonar Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS) Magnetic degaussing system
1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 Mk 5C cannon (removed 2014) 1 x Nanuk RCWS 12.7 mm heavy machine gun (trial) 2 × M2 machine guns
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma UAS
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 55.31 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 55.31 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Kingston-class coastal defence vessel equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CanadaJanuary 2026 reported holdings of KINGSTON – CLASS. Covers the named Canadian fleet across its reported variants. The overview does not separate active, stored or maintenance status; this is not a readiness or deployable-strength count.