CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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The CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a light icebreaker and Major Navaids Tender of the Canadian Coast Guard.[#endnote_Ccg] Built in 1986 by Canadian Shipbuilding, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada the ship currently is based out of Victoria, British Columbia.
The vessel has been employed on research voyages[#endnote_Army] and the rescue of survivors of the MV Queen of the North.
| Length: | 83 metres |
| Breadth: | 16.2 metres |
| Draft: | 6 metres |
| Freeboard: | 1.68 metres |
| Gross tonnage: | 3812.08 tonnes |
| Net tonnage: | 1533.58 tonnes tonnes |
| Cruising speed: | 11 knots |
| Maximum speed: | 15.5 knots |
| Crusing range: | 6500 nautical miles |
| Engines | 3 - Alco 251-16V producing 5250 kW of power |
| Propellors | 2 fixed pitch |
| Officers: | 10 |
| Crew: | 16 |
| Total: | 26 |
| Hold 1: | 980 m3 |
| Hatch size (l × w): | 5.4 × 4.6 metres |
| Main deck area: | 239 m² |
| Boat deck area: | 168 m² |
| Fo’csle deck area: | 78 m² |
| After deck area: | 133 m² |
| Endurance: | 120 days |
| Fuel consumption: | 6.5 m3/day |
| Fuel capacity: | 1096 m3 |
| Fresh water capacity: | 104.2 m3 |
| Flight deck: | 250 m² |
| Hangar: | 90 m² |
| Hangar storage: | Yes |
| Fuel: | 20 m3 |
References
- ↑ [official Sir William Laurier web-page], Canadian Coast Guard
- ↑ [2001-2002 BEAUFORT SEA ICE STRESS MEASUREMENT PROJECT], US Army
- ↑ [Ships Specs] (pdf), Canadian Coast Guard
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