Hero-class patrol vessel
CCGS Private Robertson V.C., the first of the Hero class to enter service
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Hero class |
| Builders: | Irving Shipbuilding |
| Operators: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Built: | 2011–2014 |
| In service: | 2012– |
| In commission: | 2012–2014 |
| Planned: | 9 |
| Active: | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 42.8 m (140 ft) |
| Beam: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power: | 4,992 kW (6,694 hp) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MTU 4000M diesel engines |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 × RHIB |
| Capacity: | 5 |
| Complement: | 9 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
1 × Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT |
The Hero-class patrol vessels, previously the Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel Project, is a series of nine patrol vessels constructed by Halifax Shipyards for the Canadian Coast Guard. Based on the Dutch Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel, construction began in 2011 and the first vessel entered service in 2012. The vessels are assigned to both coasts of Canada, used for coastal patrol duties.
The initial Mid Shore Patrol Vessel Project centred on medium-sized patrol boats of 37 to 42 metres (121 to 138 ft) in length, operating up to 120 nautical miles (220 km) offshore at a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h). Each vessel would carry one or two rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) and have accommodation for nine Canadian Coast Guard personnel as well as up to five Department of Fisheries and Oceans or Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers. The vessels were originally designed to be equipped with a stern launching ramp, allowing RHIBs to be launched and retrieved while the vessel was in motion.
The final design for Hero-class vessels is based on those of the Dutch Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel. The vessels are 42.8 m (140 ft) long overall with a beam of 7 m (23 ft) and a draught of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in). The vessels have a gross tonnage (GT) of 253 and a net tonnage (NT) of 75. The ships are propelled by two controllable pitch propellers and bow thrusters powered by two MTU 4000M geared diesel engines creating 4,992 kW (6,694 hp). This gives the vessels a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h). The Hero class have a diesel fuel capacity of 34.00 m3 (1,201 cu ft), a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) and can stay at sea for up to 14 days.
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