HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701)

Glace Bay in the Atlantic Ocean on 9 June 2010
History
Canada
NameGlace Bay
NamesakeGlace Bay, Nova Scotia
BuilderHalifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down28 April 1995
Launched22 January 1996
Commissioned26 October 1996
Decommissioned3 October 2025
Home portCFB Halifax
Identification
MottoEx Fundo Maris 'From the depths of the sea'
Honours and
awards
Atlantic, 1944–45
StatusDecommissioned
NotesColours: Black and white
BadgeSable on a pile Argent a thistle proper.
General characteristics
Class & typeKingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement990 t (970 long tons)
Length55.3 m (181 ft 5 in)
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Jeumont ANR-53-50 alternators, 4 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp)
  • 2 × Jeumont CI 560L motors, 2,200 kW (3,000 hp)
  • 2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement37
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Kelvin Hughes navigation radar (I-band)
  • Kelvin Hughes 6000 surface search radar (E-F band)
  • Global Positioning System
  • AN/SQS-511 towed side scan sonar
  • Remote-control Mine Hunting System (RMHS)
Armament

HMCS Glace Bay is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy from 1996 to 2025. Glace Bay is the second ship of her class. She was the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Glace Bay. She was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and homeported at CFB Halifax.