HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1997. Shawinigan is the fifth ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project. She is the second vessel to use the designation . Shawinigan was laid down on 26 April 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was launched on 15 November 1996. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 14 June 1997 and carries the pennant number 704. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.