HMCS BRANDON 710

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

HMCS BRANDON 710 departing Portland, Oregon - Jun 2017

Courtesy of / © Ralph Lehman, SMSGT, USAF, ret'd 2017

Battle honours and awards: Atlantic 1941-45, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1945

Laid down: 06 Dec 1997

Launched: 10 Jul 1998

Commissioned: 05 Jun 1999

Paid off:

Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., BRANDON was launched on 10 Jul 1988. On 24 Mar 1999, BRANDON left Halifax and sailed to Esquimalt, arriving there on 03 May 1999. On 05 Jun 1999, she was commissioned at CFB Esquimalt and was stationed on the West Coast.

Betty Jean Coleman was the sponsor for HMCS BRANDON

Photos and Documents

Commanding Officers

LCdr Robert J. Ramage - 11 Jan 1999 - 09 Dec 2000

LCdr D. Turetski - 09 Dec 2000 - 14 Feb 2001

LCdr D. Young - 14 Feb 2001 - 14 Apr 2001

LCdr S. King - 14 Apr 2001 - 18 Jun 2001

In memory of those who have crossed the bar