Refit 1996 Draft 4 m Builder Marystown Shipyard | Commissioned May 1981 Length 62 m Endurance 25 days 0 hours | |
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Namesake Cygnus, constellation in the northern hemisphere | ||
Sar 6 june 2016 ccgs cygnus 200 nm se of cape race nl
CCGS Cygnus is a Cape Roger-class fisheries patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1981 and is used to monitor the fisheries along the Atlantic coast of Canada. During the Turbot War, Cygnus was among the Coast Guard vessels sent to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks.
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- Sar 6 june 2016 ccgs cygnus 200 nm se of cape race nl
- Design and description
- Service history
- References
Design and description
Cygnus is 62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 12.1 m (39.70 ft) and a draught of 4.0 m (13.12 ft). The ship has a fully loaded displacement of 1,465 long tons (1,489 t), a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 1,234 and a net tonnage (NT) of 370. The ship is propelled by two Polar Nohab F212V 12-cylinder geared diesel engines driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow thrusters creating 3,455 kW (4,633 hp). This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The vessel is equipped with one Caterpillar 3304 emergency generator. Cygnus carries 401.00 m3 (14,161 cu ft) of diesel fuel giving the vessel a range of 10,800 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h) and can stay at sea for up to 25 days.
The vessel is equipped with a flight deck located over the stern of the ship and can operate one light helicopter of the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L types. Unlike sister ship Cape Roger, Cygnus was not built with a hangar. The patrol vessel is armed with two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns. The ship has a complement of 19, with 8 officers and 11 crew. The vessel has 23 spare berths.
Service history
The ship was constructed by Marystown Shipyard at their yard in Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador with the yard number 30. Named for the constellation in the northern hemisphere, the patrol vessel was commissioned on May 1981. Cygnus is registered in Ottawa, Ontario and was initially assigned to the Coast Guard base at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel later transferred to her current homeport at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cygnus is used primarily for patrolling the Atlantic Canada fisheries and coast, especially the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. In 1994, Canada and the European Union got into a dispute over fishing rights in Canadian waters with the two parties disagreeing over which party could set limits on catches. In June, during the height of what became known as the Turbot War, Cygnus was among the Coast Guard vessels deployed to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks. In 2014, the patrol vessel underwent a $1.2 million refit by St. John's Dockyard in St. John's focusing on renewing the steel of the ship.
