CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555)

History
Canada
Name:	Tillicum
Operator:	Royal Canadian Navy
Completed:	Island Defender
Homeport:	Esquimalt Harbour
Identification:	YTM 555
General characteristics
Displacement:	140 tons
Propulsion:	2 × kort nozzles
Notes:	Bollard pull: 16 tons

CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Royal Canadian Navy.^[1] She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.

The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tug and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.^[2][3][4]

The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.

References

1. "Esquimalt Harbour". Canadian Department of National Defence. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008. One Medium (YTM) Class tug - TILLICUM. 140 gross tonnes, fitted with twin fixed Kort Nozzles. Bollard pull 16 tons ahead; 10 tons astern...
2. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008. The Kort nozzle is also used on the lone CF medium tug (CFAV Tillicum, YTM 555). Tillicum has fixed Kort nozzles with conventional rudders.
3. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
4. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.