CCGS Cove Isle is a navigation aids tender in the Canadian Coast Guard.[1] Cove Isle is assigned to the Canadian Coast Guard's Central and Arctic Region and is based out of CGS Base Parry Sound, Ontario, on Georgian Bay.
 CCGS Cove Isle and CCGS Thunder Cape, in Owen Sound
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Cove Isle |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd., Kingston |
| Launched | 1980 |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Commissioned | 1980 |
| In service | 1980–present |
| Homeport | CCG Base Parry Sound, Ontario |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Specialty Vessel - Navigational aid tender |
| Tonnage | 92.05 GT |
| Length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 Cummins diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) |
| Endurance | 14 days |
| Complement | 5 |
| Sensors and processing systems | 127 E Sperry radar, Loran-Internav GPS, Magnavox Ray 88 × 2 and Ray 90 × 1 radios, ELAC and Datamarine depth sounders |
The ship is classified as specialist vessel and used in a variety of roles:[1]
- Resupplies and maintaining lighthouse stations along Georgian Bay
- carries out search and rescue support
- pollution cleanup duties (as required)
- science research support
The ship is not strengthened for navigation in ice-infested waters, so she operates from April to December, or when waterways are ice free.[1] She has a crew of five.[2]
Her length overall (LOA) is 20 meters and her width is 6 meters.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "C.C.G.S. COVE ISLE". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "CCGS Cove Isle". Canadian Coast Guard. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Ship COVE ISLE (Other) Registered in Canada - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 0, MMSI 316011684, Call Sign VX5564".