CCG Hovercraft Siyay |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGH Siyay |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 820560 |
| Launched: | 1998 |
| Christened: | 5 February 2000[1] |
| In service: | 2000-present |
| Homeport: | CCG Station Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia - Pacific Region |
| Identification: | CH-CCG |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2010[update] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Type 400 Hovercraft |
| Type: | BHC AP1-88/400 hovercraft |
| Tonnage: | 70 NT (net tonnage) |
| Length: | 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Caterpillar 3416 diesel turboprops 2818 kW 2 × variable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) maximum 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) cruise |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
CCGH Siyay is a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based in Richmond, British Columbia.
The Siyay is a Type 400 AP1-88 ACV. Her sister ship, the CCGH Sipu Muin, is based at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The Siyay is one of two hovercraft currently operating out of the Sea Island Coast Guard Station. The other hovercraft is the CCGH Penac.
The primary mission of Siyay is to perform search and rescue missions on the Fraser River delta and its navigable tributaries, as well as the Georgia Strait. Occasionally the Siyay performs navigational aid maintenance.
The hovercraft at Sea Island serve as platforms for the Canadian Coast Guard's only rescue dive team.
The Canadian Coast Guard's other air cushion craft includes: