CCGS Griffon
CCGS Griffon patrolling the Detroit River
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| Name: | Griffon |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec |
| Yard number: | 664 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1969 |
| Completed: | April 1970 |
| In service: | December 1970 |
| Refit: | 1995 by Pascol Engineering |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Prescott, Ontario (Central and Arctic Region) |
| Identification: | CGDS |
| Status: | in active service |
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| Type: | High Endurance Multi Tasked Vessel – Light Icebreaker |
| Tonnage: | 2,212 GRT |
| Displacement: | 3,096 tonnes (3,412.76 short tons) fully loaded |
| Length: | 71.3 m (233 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 15.1 m (49 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in) |
| Ice class: | Arctic Class 2 |
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| Range: | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 90 days |
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| Complement: | 25 |
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Navigational: 2 x Kelvin Hughes I-band |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206B helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck only |
| Notes: | Fitted with marine crane by Arva Industries. |
CCGS Griffon is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel and Light Icebreaker stationed in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. The CCG classes her as a "High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel – Light Icebreaker". Completed in 1970, Griffon is currently in active service. The ship provides icebreaking services along eastern Lake Ontario and upriver along the St. Lawrence River to Montreal.
A Type 1100 buoy tender, Griffon displaces 3,096 tonnes (3,413 short tons) fully loaded, with a gross register tonnage of 2,212 tons and a deadweight tonnage of 786 tons. The ship is 71.3 metres (233 ft 11 in) long overall and 65.2 metres (213 ft 11 in) with a beam of 15.1 metres (49 ft 6 in) and a draught of 4.73 metres (15 ft 6 in).
The ship is propelled by two shafts powered by four Fairbanks-Morse 38D8-1/8-12 diesel-electric generators that generate 58 megawatts (78,000 hp) sustained driving two motors creating 3,982 horsepower (2,969 kW). This gives the ship a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a range of 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship is rated as Arctic Class 2, and has an endurance of 90 days.
The ship has a crew of 25 and has two Kelvin Hughes I-band navigational radars. The ship has a 118-square-metre (1,270 sq ft) flight deck to land helicopters, but unlike larger Canadian Coast Guard vessels she has no hangar. The ship is capable of operating either the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206B helicopters.
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