by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Griffon CCGS Griffon was built in 1970 by Davie Shipbuilding in Lauzon, Quebec, entering service as the last of of the first group of diesel-electric vessels in the Canadian Coast Guard. Officially classified as a “high-endurance multi-tasked vessel,”...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Des Groseilliers Built in 1982 by Port Weller Dry Docks in St. Catharines, Ontario, the CCGS Des Groseilliers is a Pierre Radisson-class medium icebreaker named after Médard Chouart des Groseilliers, a close associate of Pierre-Esprit Radisson involved in...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Cove Isle CCGS Cove Isle is a small buoy tender currently stationed at CCG Base Parry Sound in Parry Sound, Ontario. The vessel was built in 1980 by Canadian Dredge & Dock in Kingston, Ontario, and operates throughout the navigation season. This vessel class...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Constable Carrière CCGS Constable Carrière is the fourth of nine “Hero-Class” midshore patrol vessels built by Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 2012 to 2014. The primary mission of these vessels is to provide maritime security and...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Caribou Isle CCGS Caribou Isle is a small buoy tender currently stationed at CCG Base Prescott in Prescott, Ontario. The vessel was built in 1985 by Breton Industry, Ltd., in Port Hakesbury, Nova Scotia, and operates throughout the navigation season. This vessel...