HMCS Yellowknife

Yellowknife is a Kingston-class coast defence vessel. Here she is seen sailing through San Diego Bay.

 

Displacement:970 long tons (990 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 × 600VAC Wärtsilä UD 23V12 diesel engines, 7.2 MW (9,700 hp)

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 and

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 (ships were built with this mount, mostly removed)

2 × M2 machine guns

Done