CCGS Simon Fraser
| History | |
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 Canada
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| Name: | Simon Fraser |
| Namesake: | Simon Fraser |
| Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Operator: | |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Burrard Dry Dock, North Vancouver |
| Way number: | 306 |
| Launched: | 18 August 1959 |
| Commissioned: | February 1960 |
| Decommissioned: | March 2001 |
| Refit: | 1986 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Sold 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Buoy tender |
| Tonnage: | 1,358 GRT |
| Displacement: | 1,876 long tons (1,906 t) |
| Length: | 62.4 m (204 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power: | 2,900 shp (2,200 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 20 days |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck and hangar |
CCGS Simon Fraser was a buoy tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel entered service in 1960 with the Department of Transport's Marine Fleet before before being transferred to the newly formed Canadian Coast Guard in 1962. The buoy tender served on both coasts of Canada and was used for search and rescue duties along the West Coast of Canada. The ship was loaned to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2000 and transited the Northwest Passage, circumnavigating North America in the process. The ship was taken out of service in 2001 and sold to private interests. In 2006, the vessel reappeared as a yacht using the same name.
Simon Fraser and sister ship Tupper were 62.4 m (204 ft 9 in) long overall with a beam of 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) and a draught of 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in). The vessel had a fully loaded displacement of 1,876 long tons (1,906 t) and a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 1,358. The vessels were powered by a diesel-electric system (DC/DC) driving two fixed-pitch screws creating 2,900 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW). This gave the vessels a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h). The ship carried 200.00 m3 (7,063 cu ft) of diesel fuel, had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) and could stay at sea for up to 20 days. The ships were fitted with a flight deck and a telescopic hangar and were capable of operating one helicopter.
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