| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGS Sora |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard Toronto Fire Services (City of Toronto) |
| Builder: | Canadian Dredge & Dock Limited, Kingston, Ontario |
| Commissioned: | 1982 |
| Recommissioned: | 2005 with Toronto Fire Services |
| Decommissioned: | 2005 from CGS |
| In service: | 1982-present |
| Struck: | 2005 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Amherstburg, Ontario 1982-2005 Toronto Fire Services Station 334: 2005-present |
| Fate: | Transferred as reserve ship for the Toronto Fire Services |
| Status: | Active service with Toronto Fire Services |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Multiple Task Utility Craft |
| Tonnage: | 21 gross tons |
| Length: | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range: | 300 nautical miles (560 km) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 3 |
CCGS Sora was a 12.5m Small Multi Task Utility Craft in the Canadian Coast Guard. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode.
She was declared surplus in late 2005 and sold to the Toronto Fire Services in 2006 by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. It is a back-up fireboat for William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat).
Other utility ships in CCG: