CCGS Labrador
![]() CCGS Labrador
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Name | Labrador |
Namesake | Labrador |
Owner | Government of Canada |
Operator | |
Builder | Sorel |
Yard number | 187 |
Laid down | 18 November 1949 |
Launched | 14 December 1951 |
Commissioned | 8 July 1954 |
Maiden voyage | 23 July 1954 |
Renamed | 1210 (1988) |
Refit | January 1955 |
Homeport | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Identification |
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Fate | Broken up 1989 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wind-class icebreaker |
Tonnage | 3,823 GRT |
Displacement | 6,490 long tons (6,590 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
Ice class | Arctic Class 2–3 |
Installed power | 6 × 10-cylinder diesel engines (6 × 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric ; two shafts (2 × 5,000 hp (3,700 kW)) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 228 |
Aircraft carried | Two Bell HTL-4 single-rotor helicopters, or one Piasecki HUP II twin-rotor helicopter. |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
Notes | Registry #1 310129 Registry #2 CN |
CCGS Labrador was a
Description
The builder used modified plans from the just-completed Wind-class icebreakers of the United States Coast Guard.[1] The ship was modified to include then state-of-the-art technology, becoming the first Royal Canadian Navy vessel to have central heating and ventilation, air conditioning and bunks instead of hammocks. The ship's hull was plated in rolled, high tensile steel 1+5⁄8 inches (41 mm) thick.[2]
The ship had a displacement of 6,490 long tons (6,590 t) and a tonnage of 3,823 gross register tons (GRT).[1][3] The vessel measured 82 metres (269 ft 0 in) long overall and 76.2 metres (250 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 19.5 metres (64 ft 0 in) and a draught of 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in).[4][5]
Labrador was equipped with Denny Brown
Service history
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the Canadian government made limited exploration within the vast Arctic coast it laid claim to, largely because it lacked the capacity to make forays into much of this remote terrain. Labrador was conceived as Canada's first modern, powerful icebreaking vessel, which could help meet national defence needs in the high Arctic but also explore the vast area and its rich resources.
Ordered in February 1949, Labrador was built in the
Labrador set sail on her maiden voyage on 23 July 1954 from Halifax, bound for the
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In January 1955 Labrador underwent refit. The remainder of Labrador's early career involved considerable work on the
Civilian service
On entering civilian service, the icebreaker operated within the
In 1974, Labrador was sent to Arctic waters to carry out hydrographic survey work.[14] From 1977 onward, Labrador was used primarily for hydrographic survey work.[5] In 1979, the icebreaker took part in the search for the sunken merchant vessel Breadalbane. The site of the wreck was found during the expedition, but the sunken vessel's identity was not confirmed until the following year.[14] During the ship's final years, Labrador was restricted to southern waters due to metal fatigue and worked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the winter.[5] Labrador was taken out of service in 1987 and replaced by CCGS Henry Larsen.[15] The vessel was renamed 1210 in 1988 and sold for scrap to Chi Hsiang Steel Enterprise Co Ltd. The vessel was taken to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, arriving on 24 June 1989 with work beginning on the dismantling of the ship on 29 July.[4]
Pogo (YFL-104), HMCS Labrador's hydrographic sounding craft was obtained by the Outaouais Branch of the Navy League of Canada from the Canadian War Museum in 2005. Pogo, a 36-foot (11 m) all-welded aluminum motor boat constructed in 1954, is used in Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Program support.[16]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Macpherson & Barrie 2002, p. 283.
- ^ a b c Pigott 2011, p. 207.
- ^ a b c Moore 1981, p. 86.
- ^ a b c d "Labrador (5201336)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 150.
- ^ a b c d Boutiller 1982, p. 287.
- ^ Milner 2010, p. 211.
- ^ Pigott 2011, p. 208.
- ^ Maginley 2003, p. 32.
- ^ Milner 2010, p. 222.
- ^ Maginley 2003, p. 52.
- ^ Boutiller 1982, p. 306.
- ^ Pigott 2011, p. 238.
- ^ a b Maginley 2003, pp. 124–126.
- ^ Maginley 2003, p. 61.
- ^ "Pogo Outaouais Branch of the Navy League of Canada". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
Sources
- Boutiller, James A., ed. (1982). RCN in Retrospect, 1910–1968. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 0-7748-0196-4.
- Macpherson, Ken & Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
- Maginley, Charles D. (2003). The Canadian Coast Guard 1962–2002. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-075-6.
- Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Services. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.
- Milner, Marc (2010). Canada's Navy: The First Century (Second ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-9604-3.
- Moore, John, ed. (1981). Jane's Fighting Ships 1981–82. New York: Jane's Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03977-3.
- Pigott, Peter (2011). From Far and Wide: A Complete History of Canada's Arctic Sovereignty. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 9781554889877.