Sir Wilfred Grenfell during spring refit and maintenance, March 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell |
| Namesake: | Sir Wilfred Grenfell |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Marystown Shipyard Limited, Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Yard number: | 809762 |
| Commissioned: | 1987 |
| In service: | 1987-present |
| Homeport: | CCG Base St. John's, Newfoundland - Newfounland and Labrador Region |
| Identification: | CGJY |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Offshore Ice Strength Multi Patrol Vessel/Icebreaker |
| Displacement: | 2,404 tonnes (2,649.96 short tons) |
| Length: | 68.48 m (224 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draft: | 5.42 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Ice class: | Lloyds 3 |
| Propulsion: | Geared diesel |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) |
| Endurance: | 35 days |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 20 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell is a Canadian Coast Guard vessel based in St. John's, Newfoundland.
An Offshore Ice Strength Multi Patrol Vessel, the vessel, is named after the medical missionary in Labrador, Sir Wilfred Grenfell.
Sir Wilfred Grenfell was built in 1987 by Marystown Shipyard Ltd., in Marystown, Newfoundland. It was originally laid down as an offshore supply vessel but was subsequently purchased by the Canadian Government and converted for Coast Guard service.
The Grenfell appeared in the zombie literature World War Z, by Max Brooks, as a refugee rescue ship.