CCGH Sipu Muin
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sipu Muin |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 820551 |
| Launched: | 1998 |
| In service: | 1998-present |
| Homeport: | CCG Hovercraft Base, Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Quebec |
| Identification: | CH-CGA |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | BHC AP1-88/400 hovercraft |
| Tonnage: | 70 NT |
| 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 Sipu Muin is a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
Sipu Muin is a Type 400 AP1-88 ACV. Her sister ship, the CCGH Siyay, is based at CCG Sea Island Hovercraft Base in Richmond, British Columbia.
The primary missions of Sipu Muin are icebreaking and performing search and rescue missions in the Saint Lawrence River and its navigable tributaries. Occasionally the Sipu Muin performs navigation aid maintenance.
"Sipu Muin" means "bear river" in Mi'kmaq.
See also
List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts:
References
- ↑ "Canadian Coast Guard : CCGH Sipu Muin". ccg-gcc.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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