Name Tillicum Completed Island Defender Identification YTM 555 Weight 142.2 tons | Operator Royal Canadian Navy Homeport Esquimalt Harbour Propulsion 2 × kort nozzles Displacement 127,000 kg | |
CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Royal Canadian Navy. She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.
The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tug and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.
The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.
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