Glen-class tug (1975)
 Glendale and Glendyne at CFB Esquimalt with Fisgard Lighthouse in background | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: |
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| Operators: |
 Royal Canadian Navy |
| Built: | 1975–1977 |
| In commission: | 1975–present |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tugboat |
| Displacement: | 250 long tons (254 t) |
| Length: | 28.95 m (95 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 9.29 m (30 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement: | 6-10 |
| Armament: | None |
| Notes: | Bollard pull : 19 tons |
The Glen class tug is a class of naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy.[1]
Ships
The five vessels are divided between the two fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy, with three assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic and two assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific.[2][3]
- Maritime Forces Pacific, CFB Esquimalt
- Maritime Forces Atlantic, CFB Halifax
Tug boat tug
On September 15, 2012, a Halifax charity, The Awesome Foundation, arranged to have "160 ton" navy tugboats participate in a fund-raising event.[4] Two teams of 100 volunteers each competed in trying to tug a tugboat.
Other tugs
The Canadian Forces operates six other smaller tugboats, the 140-ton CFAV Tillicum, and five 45-ton Ville class tugs.[5] The smaller tugs are also split between both coasts.
While the Glen class tugs are equipped for firefighting, the Canadian Forces maintains a pair of dedicated Fire-class fireboats, the 140-ton Firebrand (YTR 562) and the Firebird (YTR 561), one each in each port.[6] The crews of the fireboats are cross-trained and able to crew a Glen class vessel in emergencies.
The Royal Canadian Navy operated a fleet of tugboats during the Second World War which were also named the Glen class.[3] The vessels of the current Glen class are each named after one of the vessels of the earlier class. The vessels of the earlier class were sold off into civilian service, with the Glenevis still in civilian service as late as 2007, and the Glencove still currently operating on the Pacific Coast as the Glen Rover.
On December 4, 2012 the Department of National Defence published an enquiry for Canadian shipbuilders interested in building replacements for the Glen class tugs¸ and Fire-class fireboats.[7][8] A single class would replace both the tugs and the fireboats, and would be operated by civilian crews. The replacement vessels would have water cannons that could be controlled remotely, by a single individual. The replacement vessels would have bollard pull of 40 tons. The replacement vessels would be limited to 33 metres or less, and limited to a draft of 6 metres or less. Since their intended role would be harbour duties, they would have limited range and crew berthing capacity.
References
- ↑ "Directory of tugs of the Glen class" (PDF). www.jvds-marcol.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ↑ "Esquimalt Harbour". Canadian Department of National Defence. July 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-13. mirror
- 1 2 "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-13. mirror
- ↑ Allison Saunders (2012-09-15). "Heave-ho, Halifax: The Awesome Foundation presents the craziest tug of war ever. HFX TUG, you against a 160 tonne tugboat". The Coast. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.
The challenge? See which team boasts more brawn when the horn blasts. It'll be a best of three competition to see who gets their tug closest to the dock the quickest. It's quite possible that this will be the first tugboat tug of war, ever.
- ↑ "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-13. mirror
- ↑ "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-02-13. mirror
- ↑ "Future CF Harbour Tugs – The Naval Large Tug Construction Project". Canadian American Strategic Review. August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06.
Note that the Naval Large Tug Construction Project is not part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Under Section 10 of the NSPS Umbrella Agreement, ships displacing less than 1,000 tonnes must go to competition outside NSPS-contracted shipyards. That was meant to spread the Federal spending among the smaller yards. That sounds good but DND wants all six Naval Large Tugs to be built by a single yard. So much for spreading it around.
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