CCGS Cape Naden
History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Cape Naden |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Builder | Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia |
Commissioned | 2011 |
Homeport | Pat Bay |
Identification |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cape-class motor lifeboat |
Tonnage | 33.8 GT |
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 |
CCGS Cape Naden is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape-class motor lifeboat.[1] Cape Naden was built at the Victoria Shipyards, in Victoria, British Columbia. Keith Ashfield Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and officiated at the vessel's dedication at Pat Bay.
Design[]
Like all Cape-class motor lifeboats, Cape Naden has a displacement of 18 tonnes (20 short tons), a total length of 14.61 metres (47 ft 11 in) and a beam of 4.3 metres (14 ft).[2] Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of 1.37 metres (4 ft 6 in). It contains two, computer-operated Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines. Providing a combined 900 shaft horsepower (670 kW). It has two 28-by-36-inch (710 mm × 910 mm) four-blade propellers, and its complement is four crew members and five passengers.[2]
The lifeboat has a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and a cruising speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of 1,500 litres; 330 imperial gallons (400 US gal) and ranges of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) when cruising.[2] Cape Naden is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) and wave heights of 9.1 metres (30 ft). It can tow ships with displacements of up to 150 tonnes (170 short tons) and can withstand 60-knot (110 km/h; 69 mph) winds and 6.1-metre (20 ft)-high breaking waves.[2]
Communication options include Raytheon 152 HF-SSB and Motorola Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system.[2] The boat also supports the Simrad TD-L1550 VHF-FM radio direction finder. Raytheon provides a number of other electronic systems for the lifeboat, including the RAYCHART 620, the ST 30 heading indicator and ST 50 depth indicator, the NAV 398 global positioning system, a RAYPILOT 650 autopilot system, and either the R41X AN or SPS-69 radar systems.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Coast guard christens new vessel". Canadian Coast Guard. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Motor Life Boat 47-Foot MLB: International Affairs (CG-DCO-I)". United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- Cape-class motor lifeboats
- Ships built in British Columbia
- 2011 ships
- Ships of the Canadian Coast Guard