The CCGS Wilfred Templeman is a Canadian Coast Guard research vessel.[1]
| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGS William Templeman |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Ferguson Industries Ltd, Pictou, NS |
| Commissioned: | 1981 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Offshore Fishery Science Vessel |
| Displacement: | 925 gross tons |
| Length: | 50.3 m (165 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Ice class: | 100 A1 class 2 |
| Propulsion: | Diesel Alco 12 cyl |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) |
| Endurance: | 25 days |
| Complement: | 19 |
Built in 1981, the Wilfred Templeman is a Offshore Fishery Science Vessel that patrols the coast off Newfoundland and Labrador.
In September 2009 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced invitations for contracts to replace several of the Coast Guards research vessels, including the Wilfred Templeman.[1] Her replacement will be larger, 67 metres in Length. She will be staffed by a crew of 25, and will be able to carry an additional staff of 18 scientists. She is scheduled to be completed in 2012.
List of ships assigned to this station: