CCGS Ernest Lapointe
 Former CCGS Ernest Lapointe serving as a museum ship. | |
| History | |
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 Canada
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| Name: | Ernest Lapointe |
| Namesake: | Ernest Lapointe |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Yard number: | 318532 |
| Commissioned: | 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 1978 |
| Refit: | 1988 |
| Homeport: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 1000 |
| Type: | Light Icebreaker[1] |
| Tonnage: | 1179[1] |
| Beam: | 172 [1] |
| Draft: | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Ice class: | 2 |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric |
| Speed: |
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| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
| Complement: | 27 |
The CCGS Ernest Lapointe, built in 1940, was a long time vessels serving in the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Fleet at 38 years.[2]
Remaining operational for 38 years, the Ernest Lapointe was finally decommissioned in 1978. The vessel now serves as a museum ship for the Maritime Museum of Quebec.[2]
The Ernest Lapointe served a long lasting career operating out of Montreal, Quebec.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "ARCHIVED - Ships of the CCG 1850-1967". Canadian Coast Guard. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- 1 2 "The icebreaker CCGS Ernest Lapointe". mmq.qc.ca. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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