Glendale and Glendyne at CFB Esquimalt with Fisgard Lighthouse in background |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Yarrow Shipyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia Georgetown Shipyard, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Operators: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Built: | 1975–1977 |
| In commission: | 1975–present |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tugboat |
| Displacement: | 250 long tons (254 t) |
| Length: | 28.95 m (95 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 9.29 m (30 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Ruston-Paxman diesel engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) 2 × Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement: | 6-10 |
| Armament: | None |
| Notes: | Bollard pull : 19 tons |
The Glen-class is a class of naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy.[1]
The five vessels are divided between the two fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy, with three assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic and two assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific.[2][3]
The Canadian Forces operates six other smaller tugboats, the 140-ton CFAV Tillicum, and five 45-ton Ville class tugs.[4] The smaller tugs are also split between both coasts.
While the Glen class tugs are equipped for firefighting, the Canadian Forces maintains a pair of dedicated Fire class fireboats, the 140-ton Firebrand (YTR 562) and the Firebird (YTR 561), one each in each port.[5] The crews of the fireboats are cross-trained and able to crew a Glen class vessel in emergencies.
The Royal Canadian Navy operated a fleet of tugboats during World War II which were also named the Glen class.[3] The vessels of the current Glen class are each named after one of the vessels of the earlier class. The vessels of the earlier class were sold off into civilian service, with the Glenevis still in civilian service as late as 2007.