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CCGS Cape Dundas

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Sister ship CCGS Cape Sutil at Port Hardy
History
Canada
NameCape Dundas
NamesakeCape Dundas
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Port of registryOttawa, Ontario
BuilderVictoria Shipyards Limited, Victoria, British Columbia
Yard number826714
Christened2004
HomeportCanadian Coast Guard Sub-Station at Amherstburg, Ontario
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeCape-class motor lifeboat
Tonnage
Length14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Beam4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
Draught1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel electric engines, 675 kW (905 hp)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) cruise
Range200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi)
Endurance1 day
Complement4

CCGS Cape Dundas is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape-class motor lifeboats.[1] She was christened in 2005, at the Canadian Coast Guard Sub-Station at Amherstburg, Ontario. On May 7, 2006, the crew of Cape Dundas was credited with discovering a large oil spill from General Chemicals of Amherstburg.[2]

Design

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Like all Cape-class motor lifeboats, Cape Dundas has a displacement of 20 short tons (18 t), a total length of 47 feet 11 inches (14.61 m) and a beam of 14 feet (4.3 m).[3] Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m). It contains two computer-operated Detroit DDEC-III 6V-92TA diesel engines providing a combined 870 shaft horsepower (650 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.[3]

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 400 US gallons (1,500 L; 330 imp gal) and ranges of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) when cruising.[3] Cape Dundas is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) and wave heights of 30 feet (9.1 m). 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 20-foot (6.1 m)-high breaking waves.[3]

Communication options include Raytheon 152 HF-SSB and Motorola Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system.[3] 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.[3]

Port Hardy Base

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Other ships at the base with Clarks Harbour include:

References

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  1. ^ Milliken Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Cape Hearne in Kingston Ontario. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Archived here.
  2. ^ Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2 / 14. Archived here.
  3. ^ 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.