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CCGS Cove Isle

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CCGS Cove Isle and CCGS Thunder Cape, in Owen Sound
History
Canada
NameCove Isle
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
BuilderCanadian Dredge & Dock Ltd., Kingston
Launched1980
Completed1980
Commissioned1980
In service1980–present
HomeportCCG Base Parry Sound, Ontario
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
TypeSpecialty Vessel - Navigational aid tender
Tonnage92.05 GT
Length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Beam6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion2 Cummins diesel engines
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)
Range2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km)
Endurance14 days
Complement5
Sensors and
processing systems
127 E Sperry radar, Loran-Internav GPS, Magnavox Ray 88 × 2 and Ray 90 × 1 radios, ELAC and Datamarine depth sounders

CCGS Cove Isle is a navigation aids tender in the Canadian Coast Guard.[1] Cove Isle is assigned to the Canadian Coast Guard's Central and Arctic Region and is based out of CGS Base Parry Sound, Ontario, on Georgian Bay.

The ship is classified as specialist vessel and used in a variety of roles:[1]

  • Resupplies and maintaining lighthouse stations along Georgian Bay
  • carries out search and rescue support
  • pollution cleanup duties (as required)
  • science research support

The ship is not strengthened for navigation in ice-infested waters, so she operates from April to December, or when waterways are ice free.[1] She has a crew of five.[2]

Her length overall (LOA) is 20 meters and her width is 6 meters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "C.C.G.S. COVE ISLE". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  2. ^ "CCGS Cove Isle". Canadian Coast Guard. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Ship COVE ISLE (Other) Registered in Canada - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 0, MMSI 316011684, Call Sign VX5564".
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