HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 - For Posterity's Sake

HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

FAIS BEIN CE QUE TU FAIS

DO WELL WHAT YOU ARE DOING

HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704

Battle honours and awards: Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944, Atlantic 1942-44

Laid down: 26 Apr 1996 at Halifax, NS

Launched: 15 Nov 1996

Commissioned: 14 Jun 1997

Paid off:

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

Commanding Officers

LCdr A.J.F Boisjoli - 05 Sep 1996 - 10 Jan 1999

LCdr C.J. Ross - 11 Jan 1999 - 30 Apr 2000

LCdr S.A.S Healy - 01 May 2000 - Jun 2001

LCdr A.J.F Boisjoli - Jun 2001 - 19 Jun 2003

LCdr G.G.F Landry - 20 Jun 2003 - 14 Sep 2005

LCdr J.K Stewart - 15 Sept 2005 - 31 Mar 2005

Cdr M.N Cameron - 1 Apr 2007 - 31 Jul 2007

Cdr C.J. Ross - 01 Aug 2007 - 01 Nov 2007

LCdr J.R Markert - 02 Nov 2007 - 05 Jun 2008

LCdr N.H Hannratty - 06 Jun 2008 13 Jun 2013