Cape-class motor lifeboat


CCGS Cape Sutil at Port Hardy, British Columbia.
Class overview
Name: 47' MLB
Builders: Textron Marine and Victoria Shipyards
Operators: Canadian Coast Guard
Cost: US $1,214,300[1]
In service: 1997–Present
Planned: 36
Completed: 36
General characteristics
Displacement: 18 t (20 short tons)[2]
Length: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)[2]
Draught: 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)[2]
Propulsion: 2 × Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC-III engines, 435 hp (324 kW) each[2]
1,500 liter (373 usable imperial gallons) fuel capacity [2]
Speed: 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) maximum
22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h) cruising[2]
Range: 200 nmi (370 km) cruising[2]
Complement: 4 crew, 5 passengers[2]

The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a fleet of 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) Cape-class motor lifeboats[3] , based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States Coast Guard. In September 2009 the CCG announced plans to add five new lifeboats, bringing the total number of Cape-class lifeboats to 36.

The vessels are staffed by a crew of four, two of whom are rescue specialists.[4][5][6]

In spite of its name, the CCGS Cape Roger is a larger patrol vessel, not a Cape-class lifeboat.

The CCG also maintains some larger motor lifeboats based on Arun-class lifeboats designed in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Class list and distribution

Positions as of October 26, 2009[7]
Region Ship Port Notes
Newfoundland and Labrador Cape Fox Lark Harbour, NFLD
Cape Norman Port Aux Choix, NFLD
Maritimes Cap Breton Shippegan, NB
Cape Spry Souris, PEI
Cap Nord Summerside, PEI
Quebec Cap d'Espoir Tadoussac, QC
Cap de Rabast Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC
Cap Rozier Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec
Cap Tourmente Quebec, QC
Cap Percé Mont-Joli, QC Prep work for operational status at new station at Kegaska, QC
Central and Arctic Cape Chaillon Thunder Bay, ON
Cape Commodore Tobermory, ON
Cape Discovery Goderich, ON
Cape Dundas Amherstburg, ON
Cape Hearne Kingston, ON
Cape Lambton Port Dover, ON
Cape Mercy Cobourg, ON
Cape Providence Burlington, ON Spare
Cape Storm Port Weller, ON
Thunder Cape Cobourg, ON
Pacific Cape Ann Tofino, BC
Cape Edensaw Powell River, BC
Cape Cockburn French Creek, BC
Cape Farewell Bella Bella, BC
Cape Kuper Ganges, BC
Cape McKay Bamfield, BC
Cape Mudge Sandspit, BC
Cape Sutil Port Hardy, BC
Cape Calvert Patricia Bay, BC Spare
Cape Caution Powell River, BC
Cape St-James Patricia Bay, BC Spare

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i [2]
  3. ^ "New vessels ordered for Canadian Coast Guard". Marine Log. 2009-09-03. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marinelog.com%2FDOCS%2FNEWSMMIX%2F2009sep00032.html&date=2009-09-12. 
  4. ^ "Vessels, Aircraft and Hovercraft: CCGC Cape Sutil". Canadian Coast Guard. 2007-11-07. http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/vessels-navires/results_details_e.asp?name=CAPE%20SUTIL. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  5. ^ "CCG Cape Sutil". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccg-gcc.gc.ca%2Feng%2FFleet%2FVessel_pdf%3Fid%3D1089%26no_build%3D1&date=2009-09-12. 
  6. ^ "COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT CCGC SUTIL CHRISTENED TODAY IN PORT HARDY, BC". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. August 1, 2000. http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pages/release/p-releas/2000/nr0097_e.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  7. ^ "CCG lifeboats". SARCentral. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarcentral.com%2Fsarfor%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D351.0&date=2010-01-05. 

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