HMCS GLACE BAY

About the Ship

Characteristics

Type: Mechanical Minesweeper

Displacement: 970.0 tonnes
Length: 55.31 metres (181.43 feet)
Beam: 11.30 metres (37.07 feet)
Draught: 3.4 metres (11.15 feet)
Propulsion:
  • 4 x 600VAC Wärtsilä SACM V12 diesel alternators
  • 2 x Jeumont DC electric motors
  • 2 x Z-drive azimuth thrusters
Speed: 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Complement: 31 to 47 Officers and Crew
Armament/Guns:
  • 1x 40mm Bofors Model 60 Mk 5C
  • 2x 12.7mm HMG (.50 cal)
Key Dates
  • Laid Down: 28 April 1995
  • Launched: 22 January 1996
  • Commissioned: 26 October 1996
Ship Builder: Halifax Shipyard Limited
Date modified:
11/16/2012