CCGS Clarks Harbour
 Sister ship of Clarks Harbour, CCGC Sambro in Nova Scotia. | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Clarks Harbour |
| Namesake: | Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Hike Metals Products & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 819269 |
| Launched: | 1996 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Port Hardy, British Columbia - Pacific Region |
| Identification: | CG2612 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arun class lifeboat |
| Type: | Medium SAR motor lifeboat |
| Displacement: | 42 tonnes (46.30 short tons) |
| Length: | 15.77 m (51 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 200 nautical miles (370 km) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
The Canadian Coast Guard has had two motor life boats named the CCGS Clarks Harbour.[1] The first was a 13 metres (43 ft) vessel, which entered service in 1996.
The second was a Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom 15.77 metres (51.7 ft) Arun-class motor life boat design.[2] She is staffed by a crew of four.[3]
Port Hardy Base
Other ships at the base with Clarks Harbour include:
See also
Clarks Harbour is one of 10 Arun class lifeboats operated by the Canadian Coast Guard:
- CCGS Sambro - one of two lifeboat operating out of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
- CCGS Westport - same class of boat operating out of Westport, Nova Scotia.
References
- ↑ Thomas E. Appleton (2008-03-31). "Usque ad Mare: A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2009-09-13.
- ↑ "COAST GUARD´S NEWEST LIFEBOAT TO BE CHRISTENED". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 1998-06-03. Archived from the original on 2009-09-13.
- ↑ Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard
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