Name Hudson Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario Completed 1963 Weight 3,740 tons Builder Saint John Shipbuilding | Namesake Henry Hudson, explorer Yard number 320936 Length 90 m Endurance 3.5 months | |
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Operator Canadian Oceanographic Service
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The CCGS Hudson is an offshore oceanographic and hydrographic survey vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
Contents
- Ccgs hudson ice bucket challenge
- Part 1 9 christmas day 25 dec 1969 css hudson hudson 70 1969 70 oceanography iver w duedall
- Notable events
- Replacement plans
- CGS Base Dartmouth
- References
Hudson is Canada's oldest operational ocean research vessel. Originally, constructed and funded by the Federal Department of Energy Mines and Resources. She was constructed in the early 1960s for the [Canadian Oceanographic Service], coinciding with the opening of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Formerly the CSS Hudson, she was the largest vessel built at that time specifically designed for research purposes. For over five decades, Hudson has made significant contributions to knowledge about the oceans through hydrographic surveys and oceanographic research. Particularly important was a 1970 voyage around both North and South America, the first time a ship made a voyage that transited the Americas. This research voyage established many benchmarks in marine observations, and demonstrated that navigation through the Northwest Passage was fundamentally dangerous because of uncharted undersea mountain peaks and undersea ice-cored features, pingos, in the Beaufort Sea. This monumental voyage, in which over 100 scientists participated during various stages, was documented in the 1973 book "Voyage to the Edge of the World" by Alan Edmonds (ISBN 0771030673). She also has several notable search and rescue/recovery taskings. Some examples are: The 'Cape Freels' rescue off the coast of Newfoundland about March 1976. Hudson's Officers and Crew saved all 24 members of the MV Skipper 1 in the North Atlantic on April 29, 1987. The Hudson contributed significantly during recovery operations during the aftermath of the Ocean Ranger semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in Eastern Canadian waters on February 15, 1982. Hudson contributed to the recovery operations during the recovery operations of Swiss Air Flight 111 in the waters off of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada during the autumn months of 1998. Suffice to say that Hudson has a long and distinguished service, both in the field of scientific discoveries and marine incidents for more than fifty years. The Government of Canada announced several new shipbuilding projects for the Canadian Coast Guard in 2007, including a replacement for Hudson to be delivered by 2016 (delivery date - delayed), giving her over 52 years of operational service to Canada.
Part 1 9 christmas day 25 dec 1969 css hudson hudson 70 1969 70 oceanography iver w duedall
Notable events
Replacement plans
In September 2009 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) invited contracts for a vessel to replace the Hudson. Her replacement will also be 90 metres long, and will be staffed by a crew of 28, and can carry 31 additional scientists. Her anticipated completion date was expected in 2014, however DFO says the date has been pushed back to 2016 and likely beyond as the replacement will following after the completion of the Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel Project (under construction and they will enter service around 2017).
CGS Base Dartmouth
Other Coast Guard vessels at the station:
