CCGS Edward Cornwallis

Career (Canada)
Name: Edward Cornwallis
Namesake: Edward Cornwallis, founder of Halifax
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry: Ottawa, Ontario
Builder: Marine Industries of Tracy, Quebec
Yard number: 807037
Commissioned: 1986
In service: 1986-present
Homeport: CCG Base Dartmouth, NS (Maritime Region)
Identification: CGJV
Status: in active service, as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type:Type 1100
Type:Light icebreaker and buoy tender
Displacement:3,809.09 tonnes (4,198.80 short tons)
Length:83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam:16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
Draft:5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Ice class:Arctic Class 2
Propulsion:Diesel Electric AC - 3 Alco 251F-16V
Speed:16 knots (30 km/h)
Range:6,500 nmi (12,000 km)
Endurance:120 days
Boats and landing
craft carried:
  • 1 - Derrick (Davits)
  • 2 - Lifeboat/Workboat (Davits)
  • 3 - SP Barge (Davits)
Complement:27
Aircraft carried:1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter
Aviation facilities:Helicopter Hangar
Edward Cornwallis in May 2012.

CCGS Edward Cornwallis is a High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel of the Martha L. Black class. She serves as a Light Icebreaker and Buoy tender in the Canadian Coast Guard. She was built in 1986 by Marine Industries (Davie Shipbuilding) of Tracy, Quebec.[1]

The vessel is named after Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis, British Army officer and founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the home port of the ship.


Other High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessels

References

  1. CCGS EDWARD CORNWALLIS - IMO 8320470 - Callsign CGJV - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker

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