Kingston-class vessels are designed to carry up to three ISO containers with power hookups on the open deck aft in order to embark mission-specific payloads [REF].
In October 2006, Maritime Command experimented with mounting a remote controlled heavy machine gun station, the OTO Melara 12.7 mm RCHMG, in place of the 40 mm Bofors cannon aboard HMCS Summerside [REF].