HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706)
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HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces
since 1998.
Yellowknife is the seventh ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project
. She is the first vessel to use the designation .
Yellowknife was laid down on 7 November 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 5 June 1997. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 18 April 1998 and carries the pennant number
706.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific
(MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt
.
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 1998.
Yellowknife is the seventh 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 first vessel to use the designation .
Yellowknife was laid down on 7 November 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 5 June 1997. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 18 April 1998 and carries the pennant number
Pennant number
In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers...
706.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific
Maritime Forces Pacific
In the Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Pacific is responsible for the fleet and operations of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Pacific Ocean...
(MARPAC) 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....
.