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HMCS ''Edmonton'' (MM 703) is a that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1997. ''Edmonton'' is the fourth ship of its class, all of which were built for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. It is the first vessel to use the designation HMCS ''Edmonton''.〔 ''Edmonton'' was laid down on 8 August 1995 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, and was launched on 31 October 1996. It was officially commissioned into the CF on 21 May 1997 and carries the pennant number 703. It is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt. ==Design and Construction== The was conceived to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and construction techniques in a ship designed to military specifications. The construction of the design required the building of partially outfitted steel block units, which were assembled into larger blocks and those blocks were integrated into the ship. The decks were assembled upside down with pre-outfitting of the underside of the deck prior to installation on the ship. The ship is outfitted with a degaussing system from Power Magnetics and Electronic Systems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kingston Class Coastal Defence Vessels, Canada )〕 ''Kingston'' class vessels are designed to carry up to three ISO containers with power hookups on the open deck aft in order to embark mission-specific payloads. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMCS Edmonton (MM 703)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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