HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., she was commissioned at Trois Rivières, Quebec on 14 Jun 1997.  On 28 Jun 1998, she celebrated the 75th anniversary of the naval reserve by participating in a sail past in Halifax Harbour. She was featured on a commemorative stamp issued for the occasion.

"The ships [of the Kingston Class] were incredibly useful and perfect in so many ways, on missions of sovereignty and patrol, in operations domestically and internationally especially in demining the Baltic, and incredibly all over the far north, sailing extensively on counter drug missions and on capacity and confidence and building in the Caribbean, eastern Pacific, and Gulf of Guinea, teaching maritime security operations to no less than 20 nations, all the while generating proud and capable sailors, and giving the Naval Reserves a sense of purpose never before realized in Canada."  by Rear-Admiral John Newton, MMM, MSM, CD, RCN ret'd - 31 May 2025

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos

Honouring the Legacy of the Kingston Class MCDVs - The Naval Reserve Association of Canada

Kingston Class Plank Owners - The Naval Reserve Association of Canada

Shawinigan Pride - Recorded in the ET Workshop by some of the junior ranks on HMCS SHAWINIGAN during Op Projection 2020  //  Courtesy of Sarah Davill

Commanding Officers

Former Crew Members

Photos and Documents

Kingston Class Information Pamphlet

(SHW001) CPO2 John Oake, NavComm, Cox'n, HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704

Remembrance Day 11 Nov 2014

Courtesy of John Oake

(SHW002-SHW005) The Northern Lights seen from HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 in the Hudson Strait, 2016

DND Photo

Photographer: Cpl Clarkson, Phototech