Severn-class lifeboat (Canada) explained

The Bay Class Lifeboat is a Robert Allan Ltd. modification of the shorter Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Severn-class lifeboat to meet the needs of the Canadian Coast Guard for off-shore search and rescue operations in severe conditions. They are referred to as the Bay class as each one is named after a Canadian bay.[1]

Programme

In 2015, the Canadian Coast Guard announced a request for proposals (RFP) to build up to ten new search and rescue lifeboats as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The total has now been increased to 20, with Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario and Chantier Naval Forillon of Gaspé, Quebec equally building 10 each.[2]

The vessels are intended to replace the Coast Guard's ten Arun-class lifeboats, which averaged 18 years of service at the time of the RFP.

The new design is the work of Canadian nautical architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. and is a modification of the Severn-class lifeboat, making the vessels more suited to the extreme weather conditions that can be found off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Capable of 23.5kn, the new vessels will be faster than the earlier 18.5kt Arun-class vessels. They are capable of operating in 12m (39feet) waves, and in wind conditions at 12 on the Beaufort scale.[3] The vessels' hulls will be aluminum, not FRC (fibre reinforced composite), as with the original Severn design.

Fleet

CCGS ON [4] NameBuiltCall SignIn ServiceStationMMSI[5] Comments
8409962017 2018–Cap-aux-Meules, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec316035925
841103Pennant Bay2017 CGA25422018–Saint Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador316035929
842018McIntyre Bay2017 HMP 2018–Prince Rupert, British Columbia[6] 316038296
842071Pachena Bay2018 CNF 2018–Port Hardy, British Columbia316038603
842740Sacred Bay2019 HMP CGB32542019–Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador316039713
842854Conception Bay2019 CNF CGS64932019–Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador316039989
843681Cadboro Bay2021 CNF 2021–Tahsis, British Columbia316041898
843977Florencia Bay2020 HMP 2021–Hartley Bay, British Columbia316041901
844581Hare Bay2021 CNF CGB25142021–Sambro, Nova Scotia[7] 316044024
844861La Poile Bay2020 HMP CGNX2021–Louisbourg, Nova Scotia[8] 316041477
845658Chignecto Bay2021 CNF CGR34162022–Port Bickerton, Nova Scotia316045112
845659Shediac Bay2020 HMP CGA41382022–Saint John, New Brunswick316045113
846080Chedabucto Bay2022 CNF 2023–Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia[9] 316047969
846284Gabarus Bay2022 HMP 2023–Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador[10] 316047972
847139Barrington Bay2023 HMP Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador316049299
Baie des Chaleurs2023 CNF 316049307
Groswater BayHMP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High-Endurance Search and Rescue Lifeboats ('Bay Class'). 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Government of Canada to invest in eight search and rescue lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard. 6 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Robert Allan LTD. Design a new generation of high-endurance self-righting lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard. 12 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Bay Class Fleet . Government of Canada . 21 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Marine Traffic .
  6. Web site: CCGS McIntyre Bay Officially Dedicated into Service . VanguardCanada.com . 14 Nov 2022.
  7. Web site: New Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat dedicated into service in Nova Scotia . Saltwire . 6 June 2022.
  8. Web site: CCGS La Poile Bay Dedicated into Service, Strengthening the Canadian Coast Guard Fleet . VanguardCanada,com . 19 Aug 2022.
  9. Web site: New Lifeboat Enters Service for the Canadian Coast Guard . MarineLink . 13 July 2023.
  10. Web site: New SAR Vessel Enters Service for the Canadian Coast Guard . MarineLink . 31 August 2023.

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