CCGS Cape Ann
 Sister ship, CCGC Cape Sutil at CCG Station Port Hardy. | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cape Ann |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, BC |
| Yard number: | 826525 |
| Launched: | 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 2005 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Tofino, Victoria, BC - Pacific Region |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cape Class lifeboat |
| Type: | SAR Lifeboat |
| Displacement: | 33.8 grt |
| Length: | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
The CCGS Cape Ann is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape class motor life boat.[1] The Cape Ann was built in the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver, and was dedicated at Victoria, British Columbia in June 2005[2] and is stationed at Tofino.
The Cape Ann was profiled in a segment on this class of motor life boats on the television show How things work.
References
- ↑ Dan Bate (2005-09-15). "Paul Steckle Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Search and Rescue Cutter Thunder Cape in Goderich Ontario". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
- ↑ Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard
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