HMCS Provider (AOR 508)
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HMCS Provider at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 86
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| Name: | Provider |
| Ordered: | 15 April 1958 |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Limited, Lauzon, Quebec |
| Laid down: | 21 June 1961 |
| Launched: | 5 July 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 28 September 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 June 1998 |
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| Motto: | Ready to Serve |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Turkey in 2003 |
| Badge: | Azure, an ancient Greek amphora garnished around the base of the neck with maple leaves, and on the main body of the vessel, a foul anchor erect all of gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Replenishment oiler |
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| Length: | 168 metres (551 ft) |
| Beam: | 23.2 metres (76 ft) |
| Draught: | 9.1 metres (30 ft) |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 142 (11 officers, 131 enlisted) - 166 |
| Armament: | Helicopter-launched Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Aft deck hangar |
HMCS Provider was a replenishment oiler and sole ship of her class of first the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the first dedicated auxiliary oiler replenishment ship commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963, and the largest ship built in Canada to that date. Originally assigned to the East coast, her open deck made her vulnerable and she was reassigned to the West coast. The ship was paid off in 1998, sold for scrap and broken up in Turkey in 2003.
Designed as an adaption of the United States Maritime Administration's Mariner class,Provider was 168 metres (551 ft) long with a beam of 23 metres (76 ft), a draught of 9.1 metres (30 ft) and displaced 22,700 long tons (23,100 t) fully loaded. The ship had a 20,000 GRT and a 14,700 DWT. The design used standard commercial shipbuilding practices according to Lloyd's rules. However, the design was widened aft to accommodate possible future use of nuclear propulsion. This alteration led to vibration issues, which required further structural changes.
Provider was powered by a Westinghouse double reduction geared turbine engine creating 16,000 kilowatts (21,000 shp). The two water-tube boilers could be controlled automatically during a nuclear attack. The ship was also provided with an emergency 40 kW (54 hp) Rover gas turbine engine, the first gas turbine engine installed in a Canadian naval vessel. This gave the ship a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). The ship had a complement of 11 officers and 131 ratings.
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