by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Caporal Kaebel V.C. CCGS Caporal Kaebel V.C. is the second 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 Pierre Radisson The first of its namesake class of medium-duty ice breakers, the CCGS Pierre Radisson was built in 1978 by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, BC. Stationed at CCGS Base Quebec in Quebec City, the Pierre Radisson spends the winter...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Martha L. Black The first of its namesake class of vessels, the CCGS Martha L. Black was built in 1986 by Versatile Pacific Shipyards in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Designed as a “high-endurance, multi-tasked vessel,” the Martha L. Black...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Limnos CCGS Limnos is a mid-shore research and survey vessel built by Port Weller Dry Docks in 1968. Used for hydrographic and limnological research, the vessel is equipped with a dry laboratory and a wet laboratory to perform these tasks. Limnos has served on...
by boatnerddemo | February 24, 2023 | Canadian Coast Guard
CCGS Kelso Built in 2009 by ABCO Industries in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the CCGS Kelso is named after the late Dr. John Kelso, a noted scientist with the Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Stationed at CCG Base Burlington, the Kelso serves as a “Near...
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,”...
