CCGS Limnos
CCGS Limnos in Toronto, Ontario
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Limnos |
Namesake | Limnology |
Owner | Government of Canada |
Operator | |
Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
Builder | Port Weller, Ontario |
Yard number | 47 |
Completed | May 1968 |
Commissioned | 1968 |
In service | 1968–present |
Refit | 1981, 2010 |
Homeport | CCG Base Burlington, Ontario – Central and Arctic Region |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Research vessel |
Tonnage | |
Length | 44.8 m (147 ft) |
Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar C18 geared diesel engines, 714 kW (957 hp) |
Propulsion | 2 × L-drive azimuth thrusters |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
Endurance | 14 days |
Capacity | 16 |
Complement | 14 |
CCGS Limnos
Description
Of steel construction, Limnos is 44.8 metres (147 ft)
The ship is equipped with two laboratories; one 10 m2 (110 sq ft) dry laboratory and one 6 m2 (65 sq ft) wet laboratory. Limnos has six limnological winches installed. The research vessel is capable of carrying one container on its aft deck. The ship is equipped with Sperry Marine Bridgemaster E radar operating on the E and X bands. Limnos has a complement of 14, composed of 8 officers and 6 crew. There are 16 additional berths.[1]
Service history
Constructed by the
Limnos was assigned to Canada Centre for Inland Waters at Burlington, Ontario. The ship was initially intended for hydrographic and limnological research, but has been mostly used for the latter.[3] Limnos has served on joint missions on the Great Lakes with vessels from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.[5]
Notes
- Canadian Coast Guard Ship.
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Canadian Coast Guard.
- ^ a b c d Miramar Ship Index.
- ^ a b c Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 248.
- ^ Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 240.
- ^ "Great Lakes: Significant Activities Report: October–December 2004". United States Environmental Protection Agency. October 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
Sources
- "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Limnos". Canadian Coast Guard. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- "Limnos (6804903)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Services. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.