CCGH Waban-Aki
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Waban-Aki |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, England |
| Yard number: | AP1-88 |
| Launched: | 1987 |
| In service: | 1987-2012 |
| Homeport: | CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Quebec - Quebec Region |
| Identification: | CH-CGC |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2010 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type 200 |
| Type: | BHC AP1-88 hovercraft |
| Tonnage: | 3 GT |
| Length: | 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Deutz BF 12L513 1760 kW turboprops 2 × Hoffman 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) propellers |
| Speed: | 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) maximum 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) cruise |
| Range: | 600 nmi (1,100 km) at 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
CCGH Waban-Aki is a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It was a Type 200 AP1-88 ACV[1] and sister ship to CCGH Sipu Muin. Its name is derived from the First Nations term Wabanaki.
The primary missions of Waban-Aki are icebreaking[2] and performing search and rescue missions in the Saint Lawrence River and its navigable tributaries. Occasionally the Waban-Aki performs navigation aid maintenance.
See also
List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard: CCG WABAN-AKI". 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ Hovercraft may be used to access ice and tow it away in areas inaccessible to conventional icebreakers as is done with the CCGS Mamilossa, see: "CCGS Mamilossa - Canadian Coast Guard". Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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