HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

 since 1997.

Nanaimo is the third ship of her class, which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project

Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project

The Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project was a procurement project undertaken by the Department of National Defence beginning in the mid-1980s to find a replacement for the , and minesweepers....

. She is the second vessel to use the designation .

Nanaimo was laid down on 11 August 1995 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax

City of Halifax

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 and was launched on 17 May 1996. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 10 May 1997, and carries the pennant number

Pennant number

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 702.

She is assigned to Joint Task Force Pacific (formerly Maritime Forces Pacific) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt

CFB Esquimalt

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters....

.