HMCS WHITEHORSE 705

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

Built at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., she was launched on 24 Feb 1997. Assigned to the west coast, she arrived at Esquimalt on 24 Oct 1997 and was commissioned on 17 Apr 1998.

"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          Commissioning Booklet

The Kingston Class - The Naval Reserve Association of Canada

Commanding Officers

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Photos and Documents

Kingston Class Information Pamphlet

(WHT001) Official badge for HMCS WHITEHORSE 705

(WHT002) A Sea King Helicopter flies above HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 at the entrance of Esquimalt Harbour.  RCN image # ETC00-0062-06

(WHT003) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 departs Esquimalt ON 04 May 2000 for Rimpac 2000  //  RCN image # ETC00-0123-09

(WHT004) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 and HMCS BRANDON 710 at Y jetty, Esquimalt Harbour 15 Mar 2002  //  RCN image # ETC02-0083-41

(WHT005) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 at sea near Esquimalt, BC - 23 May 2003  //  RCN image # HS030412d07

(WHT006) HMCS YELLOWKNIFE 14 Sep 2007  //  RCN image # ETC99-139-4

(WHT007 - WHT008) Gunshield art on the 40mm Bofor on HMCS WHITEHORSE circa 2007  //  The artwork was painted by MS.ET Chris Fraser and P1.BN Travis Gray (Buffer)  //  Courtesy of CPO2 Tim Cotey

(WHT009) Contents of frame plaque presented to the city of Whitehorse, Yukon in 2010 on the 100th anniversary of the creation of the RCN.  //  RCN image # RE2007-0058-273m

(WHT010) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 passing USS RONALD REAGAN during the RCN's Centennial Celebrations at Victoria, British Columbia - 06 Jun 2010  //  Photographer: Mr. Jonathan Evans  //  RCN image #   PM2010-0044

(WHT011) HMCS NANAIMO 702 and HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 in formation in Constance Bank 06 Jan 2012  //  RCN image # ETC99-139-4

(WHT012) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 and HMCS SASKATOON 709 during Task Group Ex 06 Jan 2012  //  RCN image # ETC99-510-36

(WHT013) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 takes part in a route survey tasking, which will provide an up-to-date map of the seabed off Vancouver in support of RCMP-led Olympic security efforts 01 Feb 2010  //  RCN image # ET2010-0010-41  //  Photographer: Corporal Roderick Hopp, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Imaging

(WHT014) HMCS WHITEHORSE 705 and HMCS NANAIMO 702 are fully dressed on Canada Day at San Diego Naval Base, California on July 1, 2014 prior to participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercises (RIMPAC) 2014 // DND-RCN photo # ET2014-6207-01 // Photographer: Cpl Blaine Sewell, MARPAC Imaging Services

(WHT015) (WHT003) Change of Command 07 Aug 2015 - LCdr S.P. Denneny, incoming CO of HMCS WHITEHORSE (left), Reviewing Officer Capt. (Navy) Clarke, CO of Maritime Operations Group Four (center) and LCdr C.P. Rochon, outgoing CO of HMCS WHITEHORSE (right) sign the official passing of command documents during the HMCS WHITEHORSE Change of Command Ceremony at Y Jetty, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt, Victoria B.C on 07 August 2015  //  Photo by Cpl Blaine Sewell MARPAC Imaging Services

The former HMCS BRANDON, SASKATOON and WHITEHORSE, paid off and alongside the jetty in Esquimalt, BC 06 Oct 2025