CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Sir Humphrey Gilbert Louis S. St-Laurent Polar Prince |
| Namesake: | Sir Humphrey Gilbert, explorer |
| Owner: |
Government of Canada GX Technology Canada Limited |
| Operator: |
Department of Transport Marine Service (1959-1962) Canadian Coast Guard (1962-1986) GX Technology Canada Limited (2009-present) |
| Port of registry: |
Ottawa, Ontario Calgary, Alberta |
| Route: | Canadian waters in the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding, Levis, QC |
| Yard number: | 310141 |
| Commissioned: | 1959 |
| Recommissioned: | 2010 |
| Decommissioned: | 2001 |
| In service: |
1959-2001 2010-present |
| Out of service: | 2001-2009 |
| Refit: |
1980s 2009 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Medium Arctic Icebreaker and Lighthouse and buoy tender |
| Displacement: | 2,152 tonnes (2,372.17 short tons) |
| Length: | 72.58 m (238.12 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.70 m (48.23 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.98 m (16.34 ft) |
| Ice class: | 100A |
| Installed power: | 20,142 kilowatts (27,010.87 bhp) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × 1333 hp Fairbank Morese 8 cyc diesel electric engines |
| Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Range: | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) |
| Capacity: | 1050 m³ |
| Complement: | 52 |
| Aviation facilities: | yes |
CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert was a Canadian Coast Guard Medium Icebreaker and now a privately owned Arctic icebreaker Polar Prince.[1]
Built in 1959 at the Davie Shipyards in Levis, QC, the medium icebreaker served with the Department of Transport Marine Service and then the Canadian Coast Guard until 1986.[1] Sold to private interest in Newfoundland, the ship sat idle after 2001 and was resold in 2009 to GTX Technology Canada Limited and renamed Polar Prince. Rebuilt, the icebreaker is now plying the waters of the Arctic Ocean.
Explorer Icebreakers
The ship is one of series of Arctic icebreakers named for explorers:
- CCGS Pierre Radisson - named for French explorer Pierre Radisson
- CCGS Henry Larsen - named for Canadian Arctic explorer Henry Larsen
- CCGS Des Groseilliers - named for French explorer Médard des Groseilliers
- CCGS Amundsen - named for Nowregian polar explorer Roald Amundsen