CCGS Samuel Risley
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| History | |
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 Canada
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| Name: | Samuel Risley |
| Namesake: | Samuel Risley, maritime inspector |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Vito Steel Boat & Barge Limited, Delta, BC |
| Yard number: | 805575 |
| Commissioned: | 1985 |
| In service: | 1985-present |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Parry Sound, Ontario (Central and Arctic Region) |
| Identification: | CG2960 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | icebreaker and buoy tender |
| Displacement: | 1,967 tons |
| Length: | 69.73 m (228 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Ice class: | Arctic Class 2 |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range: | 16,700 nmi (30,900 km) |
| Endurance: | 58 days |
| Complement: | 22 |
The CCGS Samuel Risley is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and buoy tender assigned to the Upper Great Lakes area (Central and Arctic Region).
Named after the 19th century maritime inspector Samuel Risley (1821-?) for Upper Canada and Ontario,[1] she is a light icebreaker with a capability to break ice up to two feet (600 mm) thick.
Based in the Great Lakes, CCGS Samuel Risley is responsible for keeping an ice-free passage between Port Colborne, Ontario and Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The vessel has a tall foredeck, and a long low quarterdeck, for carrying buoys, where a crane is permanently mounted.
The Risley makes occasional courtesy visits to American ports.[2]
References
- ↑ USQUE AD MARE - Steamboat Inspection - Canadian Coast Guard
- ↑ "Canadian Coast Guard cutter pulls into Grand Haven". The Grand Haven Tribune. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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