HMCS Goose Bay

	HMCS Goose Bay in March 2022
History
Canada
Name	Goose Bay
Namesake	Goose Bay, Labrador
Builder	Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	22 February 1997
Launched	4 September 1997
Commissioned	26 July 1998
Decommissioned	3 October 2025
Home port	CFB Halifax
Identification	MMSI number: 316200000; Callsign: CGBV; Pennant number: MM 707;
Status	Decommissioned
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General characteristics
Class & type	Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
Displacement	970 long tons (986 t)
Length	55.3 m (181 ft 5 in)
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.4 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, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) ; 2 × LIPS Z drive azimuth thrusters;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	37
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	1 × Bofors 40 mm/60 Mk 5C gun; 2 × M2 machine guns;

HMCS Goose Bay is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that served in the Canadian Forces from 1998 to 2025. Goose Bay is the eighth ship of her class. She was the first vessel to be named Goose Bay. The coastal defence vessel was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and homeported at CFB Halifax.