HMCS SUMMERSIDE (MM711) is the 12th and final Kingston class vessel. The Kingston class vessels were designed with a minesweeping role in mind and are consequently classified as Mechanical Minesweepers (MM). These vessels are also known as Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels (MCDV). They were designed to be multi-role and multi-purpose.
Type: Mechanical Minesweeper.
Displacement: 970.0 tonnes.
Length: 55.31 metres (181.43 feet).
Beam: 11.30 metres (37.07 feet).
Draught: 3.4 metres (11.15 feet).
Propulsion:
•4 x 600VAC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators
•2 x Jeumont DC electric motors
•2 x Z-drive azimuth thrusters.
Speed: 15 knots (27.78 km/h).
Complement: 31 to 47 Officers and Crew.
Armament/Guns:
•1x 40mm Bofors Model 60 Mk 5C
•2x 12.7mm HMG (.50 cal).
Laid Down: 28 March 1998.
Launched: 25 September 1998.
Commissioned: 18 July 1999.
Builder: Halifax Shipyard Limited.
Seen entering Montreal Harbour on July 30, 2012.