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Canadienne - Coastal Defence Vessel MM 703 HMCS Edmonton |
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class: Kingston class Maritime Coastal Defence
Vessel (MCDV) Builder: Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada STATUS: Laid down: December 8, 1995 Launched: October 31, 1996 Commissioned: June 21, 1997 IN SERVICE Homeport: CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia Namesake: City of Edmonton, Alberta Ship's Motto: INDUSTRIA DITAT (industry enriches) Technical Data: see INFO > Kingston class MCDV |
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HMCS Edmonton (MM 703): Edmonton was laid down on 8 August 1995 by Halifax Shipyards Ltd. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was launched on October 31, 1996. The ship underwent sea trials on the east coast before transferring to the west coast, accompanied by Moresby. The vessel was commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 21 June 1997 at Esquimalt, British Columbia and carries the hull number MM 703. In June-July 2002, Edmonton and sister ships Nanaimo and Saskatoon participated in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2002 off Hawaii. In September 2013, Edmonton and sister ship Yellowknife sailed from Esquimalt for Operation Caribbe, the first such deployment of west coast Kingston class. On 25 October, Edmonton and her embarked United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) intercepted a panga-style vessel and seized 639 kilograms (1,409 lb) of cocaine. Two days later, Edmonton and her LEDET intercepted a second vessel and recovered 468 kg (1,032 lb) of cocaine that had been jettisoned during the chase. After the 40 mm gun was declared obsolete in 2014 and removed from Edmonton, Edmonton's mount was donated to the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club in April 2018. In February 2016 Edmonton and Saskatoon sailed from Esquimalt to join Operation Caribbe. On 25 March, in conjunction with the United States Navy destroyer Lassen, Edmonton intercepted drug smugglers in international waters off the coast of Central America. After being stopped, the smuggling vessel attempted to dump its cargo overboard. Edmonton, working with a LEDET detachment, recovered 27 bales of cocaine equalling 650 kg (1,430 lb). Edmonton and Saskatoon returned to Esquimalt on 29 April 2016. On 6 October, Brandon and Edmonton left Esquimalt to participate in Operation Caribbe along the Pacific coast. Between 15 and 18 November, Edmonton disrupted three separate shipments of illegal narcotics. On 15 November, Edmonton recovered 40 kg (88 lb) from the ocean after a fishing vessel was intercepted by the United States Coast Guard. On 17 November, a second fishing vessel was stopped by the United States Coast Guard and Edmonton recovered 16 bales of cocaine weighing roughly 760 kg (1,680 lb) from the ocean. On 18 November, Edmonton took 15 bales of cocaine weighing roughly 710 kg (1,570 lb) from the ocean after the drug smugglers escaped. Brandon and Edmonton returned to Esquimalt on 16 December. From August to September 2017, Edmonton and Yellowknife sailed to the Arctic Ocean to perform surveillance of Canada's northern waters as part of Operation Limpid. They returned to Esquimalt on 5 October. In 2018, Edmonton deployed south into the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Caribbe alongside sister ship Whitehorse. The two ships participated in the intercept and seizure of 2,856 kg (6,296 lb) of illegal drugs. Edmonton and Whitehorse returned to Esquimalt on 3 May. The vessel returned to the eastern Pacific Ocean in November with sister ship Nanaimo, where Edmonton took part in the seizure of 750 kg (1,650 lb) of cocaine. The smugglers escaped and during the seizure, the ship suffered a loss of propulsion. The ship returned to Esquimalt on 17 December. source: wikipedia - - - - - another history: The first ship to bear this name, HMCS Edmonton, was accepted by the navy on November 24, 1996, and conducted trials and work-ups off Halifax, Nova Scotia, before heading west. On March 3, 1997, in company with HMCS Moresby, she departed Halifax bound for Esquimalt, British Columbia, via the Panama Canal. Commissioned on June 21, 1997, at Esquimalt, she was assigned to Maritime Operations Group 4. Crewed almost entirely by naval reservists, she has conducted a variety of taskings such as coastal surveillance, search and rescue, support to other government departments in the areas of law enforcement, anti-smuggling, resource protection, fisheries and environmental monitoring. In 2002, she and 3 of her sister ships deployed to Mexico and, for the first time in 25 years, Canadian ships worked with the Mexican Navy. She participated in Exercise RIMPAC 2002. This voyage to Hawaii was the longest non-stop distance traveled by vessels of the Kingston Class at that time. There, she conducted 2 lead-through exercises to practice procedures for leading a high value unit through a minefield. She continued to train reservists throughout 2004 and in 2005 she underwent an extended period of maintenance and repairs. In December of 2005, the ship’s company was able to once again take custody of the ship and return to active duty. HMCS Edmonton continues to conduct operations in support of Canada’s policies. |
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Edmonton ... is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". The metro area of Edmonton had a population of 1,491,000 at the beginning of 2021, making it Alberta's second-largest city (after Calgary) and Canada's fifth-largest municipality. Edmonton's 2019 municipal census recorded a population of 972,223. Also in 2016, Edmonton had a metropolitan population of 1,321,426, making it the sixth-largest census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost metropolitan area with a population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities (Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) in addition to a series of annexations through 1982, and the annexation of 8,260 ha (82.6 km2; 31.9 sq mi) of land from Leduc County and the City of Beaumont on January 1, 2019. Known as the "Gateway to the North", the city is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories. Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre. It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname "Canada's Festival City". It is home to North America's second largest mall, West Edmonton Mall (the world's largest mall from 1981 until 2004), and Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history museum. |
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