Canadian Navy Kingston class patrol Vessel HMCS Brandon (MM 710) passes Alcatraz Island on San Francisco Bay during the 2009 Fleet Week Parade of Ships. The Brandon was launched on 10 July 1998 and was officially commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 5 June 1999 and carries the pennant number 710. HMCS Brandon is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.