(Source: Canadian Navy) Crowsnest - Fall 2015/ November 3, 2015 By Darlene Blakeley From icy Arctic waters to the warm Caribbean Sea, the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs) have been expanding their roles and proving their worth time and again. Launched between 1995 and 1998 as training platforms to replace gate vessels and myriad tenders across the country, they were subsequently linked to a naval mine countermeasure role. 'The initial roles for these Kingston-class vessels were officer training, core at-sea training for the Naval Reserve, and mine countermeasure tasks to include mechanical minesweeping and route survey using remotely-operated...
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