| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGH Penac |
| Namesake: | Penac means "fair winds" in the Saanich |
| Operator: | Hovertravel Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Copenhagen Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | British Hovercraft Corporation, Cowes, England |
| Yard number: | 820572 |
| Launched: | 1984 |
| In service: | 1984-present |
| Refit: | 2004 |
| Homeport: | CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, BC - Pacific Region |
| Identification: | CH-CCH |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2011[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | BHC AP1-88/BHT-130 hovercraft |
| Tonnage: | 3 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 25.4 m (83 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | Jet drive with 2 variable pitch turbos |
| Speed: | 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) maximum |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 7 |
CCGH Penac is a Canadian Coast Guard AP1-88/100 Air Cushioned Vehicle or hovercraft and is based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, BC. The primary missions of Penac is used for SAR off BC.[1]
There are plans to replace Penac with newer ACV http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/e0011739
Penac was purchased from UK in 2004 [2] as a used vessel. Originally named Liv Viking, it was a passenger hovercraft ordered by Hovertravel of Copenhagen and carried the livery for SAS. Liv Viking never entered service as her route was replaced with bridge.[3]
Sold back to the United Kingdom, it was purchased by the Government of Canada and converted to used by the Canadian Coast Guard.
List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts: