Name Tracy Operator Canadian Coast Guard Route St. Lawrence Seaway Draft 3.7 m Builder Port Weller Dry Docks | Owner Government of Canada Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario Yard number 42 Endurance 17 days 0 hours | |
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CCGS Tracy is a Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. Designed for service on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, the ship joined the fleet in 1968 and is currently in active service, stationed at Canadian Coast Guard Base at Sorel, Quebec and services the Quebec Region. The vessel was taken out of service in 2013 and is laid up at Prescott, Ontario awaiting sale.
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Design and description
Tracy has a displacement of 1,300 tonnes (1,400 short tons) and 963 gross register tons (GRT). The ship has a length overall of 55.3 metres (181 ft 5 in) and a length between perpendiculars of 50.3 metres (165 ft 0 in). Tracy has a beam of 11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in) and a draught of 3.7 metres (12 ft 2 in).
The ship is powered by two Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8OP 8cyl diesel electric DC that create 1.94 megawatts (2,600 hp) sustained. This powers two motors driving two shafts creating 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW). This gives Tracy a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph).
Tracy has a crew of 23 and has one Kelvin Hughes I-band navigational radar. She is rated as Arctic Class 2 and has an endurance of 17 days. The ship is equipped with two work boats, a RHIB and a SB barge. The ship is also equipped with a 10-ton derrick and with 560 cubic metres (20,000 cu ft) of hold space.
Service history
CCGS Tracy was constructed in 1967–68 at Port Weller Dry Docks, Port Weller, Ontario with the yard number 42. Christened by the wife of the Canadian Postmaster General Jean-Pierre Cote, Tracy was intended as a replacement for the older Coast Guard vessel, CCGS Safeguarder. The ship was completed in April 1968 and was placed in service on 17 April. The ship was named after Marquis Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy (1596–1670), a former Lieutenant General of New France. The cost for the new ship was $2.75 million.
The ship was assigned to the Laurentian region by the Canadian Coast Guard. A refit was performed in 1989. In 2009, the vessel underwent a $9 million refit, performed by Verreault Navigation Inc. of Quebec. The vessel was planned to be kept in service for a further ten years. However, in 2013 Tracy was taken out of service. Renamed 2016-01, the vessel was put up for sale and laid up at the Coast Guard base in Prescott, Ontario.