CCGS Private Robertson V.C. explained

CCGS Private Robertson V.C. is the first vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard's s. The ship entered service in 2012, tasked with enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's nautical borders. The ship is in active service and is based at CCG Patricia Bay in Sidney, British Columbia[1]

Description

Based on Damen Stan's Patrol 4207 design, the ship measures 42.8m (140.4feet) long overall with a beam of 7m (23feet) and a draught of 2.8m (09.2feet). The ship has a and a . The ship is propelled by two controllable pitch propellers driven by two MTU 4000M geared diesel engines rated at 4992kW. The patrol vessel is also equipped with two Northern Lights M1066 generators and one Northern Lights M1064 emergency generator. The vessel has a maximum speed of 25kn. Private Robertson V.C. has a fuel capacity of 34m2 giving the vessel a range of 2000nmi at and an endurance of 14 days. The ship has a complement of nine with five officers and four crew and has five additional berths.[2] [3] The ship is equipped with Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT navigational radar operating on the X and S-bands.[2]

Service history

The ship was ordered from Irving Shipbuilding in 2009 and the ship's keel was laid down at Halifax Shipyards in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the yard number 6094.[3] [4] The ship was launched in 2012 and completed in July of that year, the first of the class.[2] [3] [5] Private Robertson V.C. entered service in 2013 and is based at Sarnia, Ontario.[2] The vessel is named after James Peter Robertson, a winner of the Victoria Cross in the First World War.[6]

On 10 February 2011 the London Free Press reported that Private Robertson V.C., and her sister ship will patrol the Great Lakes.[7] Private Robertson V.C. was based at Sarnia, Ontario.[2] In February 2017, Private Robertson V.C. was among the Canadian Coast Guard ships named in a report claiming poisoned water aboard some vessels.[8] In October 2019, Private Robertson V.C. was re-assigned to the West Coast of Canada to allow the vessels stationed there to undergo refits, sailing via the Panama Canal.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CCG Fleet - Vessel Details - CCGS Private Robertson V.C. . 16 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816174903/https://inter-l03.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fdat/vessels/122 . 16 August 2024.
  2. Web site: CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Private Robertson V.C. . Canadian Coast Guard . 24 March 2017 . 23 May 2017.
  3. Miramar Ship Index
  4. Web site: Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel . Canadian Coast Guard . 9 July 2015 . 23 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515050127/http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Vessel-Procurement/Mid-Shore-Patrol-Vessel . 15 May 2013.
  5. News: First of nine new Hero Class vessels unveiled in Sarnia . Sarnia Observer . Simpson . Barbara . 30 April 2013 . 23 May 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210405191412/https://www.theobserver.ca/2013/04/30/first-of-nine-new-hero-class-vessels-unveiled-in-sarnia . 5 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Coast Guard vessel to be named in honour of Victoria Cross recipient from Stellarton . NG News . 26 November 2010 . 18 September 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043529/http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2010-11-26/article-1997693/Coast-Guard-vessel-to-be-named-in-honour-of-Victoria-Cross-recipient-from-Stellarton/1 . dead . Central Nova MP Peter MacKay announced Wednesday that one of the two new ships will be named after Victoria Cross recipient Private James Peter Robertson..
  7. News: Fallen Heroes to be honoured with namesake ships Thursday . . Bryn . Weese . 10 February 2011 . 26 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226075219/http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2011/02/09/17217151.html . dead . The CCGS Corporal Kaeble and CCGS Private Robertson will be used in a joint maritime security program with the RCMP in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system..
  8. News: Potential carcinogen found in water used on Coast Guard ships . CBC News . MacKinnon . Catou . 14 February 2017 . 23 May 2017 .
  9. Web site: Shipping News: The dirty underbelly of cruise ships . Ziobrowski . Peter . The Chronicle Herald . 20 August 2019 . 5 April 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190820231817/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/perspectives-on-business/shipping-news-the-dirty-underbelly-of-cruise-ships-343258/ . 20 August 2019 .

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