Name Frederick G. Creed Yard number 813676 Length 20 m Draft 2.6 m Endurance 2 days 12 hours | Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario Commissioned 1988 Weight 151.4 tons Beam 9.75 m Builder San Diego | |
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Namesake Frederick G. Creed, inventor Operator Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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CCGS Frederick G. Creed is a hydrographic survey vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard on behalf of the Canadian Hydrographic Service, a scientific agency of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The ship was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems Incorporated of San Diego, California.
CCGS Frederick G. Creed employs a SWATH system and is named after Frederick G. Creed, an inventor and pioneer of this technology. It is homeported in Rimouski, Quebec, although she is usually alongside at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography or Maurice Lamontagne Institute when not performing survey missions.
CCGS Frederick G. Creed was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems, San Diego.
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