CCGS Cygnus
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 Canada
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| Name: | Cygnus |
| Namesake: | Cygnus, constellation in the northern hemisphere |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Marystown Shipyard, Marystown |
| Commissioned: | May 1981 |
| Refit: | 1996 |
| Homeport: | CGS Base St. John's |
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| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cape Roger-class fisheries patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | |
| Displacement: | 1,465 long tons (1,489 t) |
| Length: | 62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Polar Nohab 12-cylinder diesel engines |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 25 days |
| Complement: | 19 |
| Armament: | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × light helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck |
CCGS Cygnus is a Cape Roger-class fisheries patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1981 and is used to monitor the fisheries along the Atlantic coast of Canada. During the Turbot War, Cygnus was among the Coast Guard vessels sent to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks.
Cygnus is 62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 12.1 m (39.70 ft) and a draught of 4.0 m (13.12 ft). The ship has a fully loaded displacement of 1,465 long tons (1,489 t), a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 1,234 and a net tonnage (NT) of 370. The ship is propelled by two Polar Nohab F212V 12-cylinder geared diesel engines driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow thrusters creating 3,455 kW (4,633 hp). This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h). The vessel is equipped with one Caterpillar 3304 emergency generator. Cygnus carries 401.00 m3 (14,161 cu ft) of diesel fuel giving the vessel a range of 10,800 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h) and can stay at sea for up to 25 days.
The vessel is equipped with a flight deck located over the stern of the ship and can operate one light helicopter of the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L types. Unlike sister ship Cape Roger, Cygnus was not built with a hangar. The patrol vessel is armed with two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns. The ship has a complement of 19, with 8 officers and 11 crew. The vessel has 23 spare berths.
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