Name CCGS A Leblanc Operator Canadian Coast Guard Beam 7.11 m (23.3 ft) Endurance 14 days 0 hours | Namesake Agapit Leblanc In service 20 March 2014 Length 43 m Builder Halifax Shipyard | |
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Class and type Hero-class patrol vessel | ||
CCGS A. Leblanc is the seventh of nine Hero-class patrol vessels operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
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All nine vessels in the class are named "after heroic Canadians who put their duty ahead of their safety in service to our country.". The Canadian Coast Guard's Hero-class vessels are based on the Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel design. The Canadian vessels' maximum speed is 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). The Hero-class vessels' expected complement is 14—nine Coast Guard personnel, and up to five fisheries officers or police officers. The vessels' endurance is 14 days.
Operation
A. Leblanc was accepted, following her sea trials, on March 20, 2014. She will serve on the St. Lawrence Seaway. At times she will carry a small complement of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers.
Namesake Agipit Leblanc
The vessel's namesake, Agipit Leblanc, was a fishery control officer who was murdered in the line of duty.