CCGS Tracy
 CCGS Tracy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada
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| Name: | Tracy |
| Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Route: | St. Lawrence Seaway |
| Builder: | Port Weller Drydocks, Port Weller, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 42 |
| Completed: | April 1968 |
| In service: | 17 April 1968 |
| Refit: | 1989 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Sorel, QC (Quebec Region) |
| Identification: | CGBX |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 1000 Medium endurance Multi-tasked vessel |
| Tonnage: | 963 GRT |
| Displacement: | 1,300 t (1,400 short tons) fully loaded |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class: | Class 2 |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 17 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 23 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Navigational: Kelvin Hughes I-band |
CCGS Tracy[note 1] is a Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.[1] Designed for service on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, the ship joined the fleet in 1968 and is currently in active service, stationed at Canadian Coast Guard Base at Sorel, Quebec and services the Quebec Region.[1][2]
Design and description
Tracy has a displacement of 1,300 tonnes (1,400 short tons) and a gross register tonnage of 963 tons. The ship has a length overall of 55.3 metres (181 ft 5 in) and a length between perpendiculars of 50.3 metres (165 ft 0 in). Tracy has a beam of 11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in) and a draught of 3.7 metres (12 ft 2 in).[1][3][4]
The ship is powered by two Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8OP 8cyl diesel electric DC that create 1.94 megawatts (2,600 hp) sustained. This powers two motors driving two shafts creating 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW). This gives Tracy a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph).[2][3]
Tracy has a crew of 23 and has one Kelvin Hughes I-band navigational radar.[3] She is rated as Arctic Class 2 and has an endurance of 17 days. The ship is equipped with two work boats, a RHIB and a SB barge. The ship is also equipped with a 10-ton derrick and with 560 cubic metres (20,000 cu ft) of hold space.[1]
Service history
CCGS Tracy was constructed in 1967-8 at Port Weller Drydocks, Port Weller, Ontario with the yard number 42.[3][4][2] Christened by the wife of the Canadian Postmaster General Jean-Pierre Cote, Tracy was intended as a replacement for the older Coast Guard vessel, CCGS Safeguarder.[5] The ship was completed in April 1968 and was placed in service on 17 April.[3][4] The ship was named after Marquis Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy (1596–1670), a former Lieutenant General of New France.[1] The cost for the new ship was $2.75 million.[5]
The ship was assigned to the Laurentian region by the Canadian Coast Guard.[2]
A refit was performed in 1989.
References
Notes
- ↑ CCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 "CCG Fleet:Vessel Details CCGS Tracy". Canadian Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Maginley and Collin, p.181
- 1 2 3 4 5 Saunders, p.96
- 1 2 3 "Tracy (6725432)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 "Coast Guard Ship to be Named". Montreal Gazette. 15 April 1968. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
Sources
- Maginley, Charles D.; Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Service. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.