CCG Fleet: Vessel Details

Vessel Class:  Medium Icebreaker

Port of Registry:  Ont. - Ottawa

Home Region:  Central and Arctic

Home Port:  Que. - Québec

Vessel Status:  Active

Complement:  31

Officers:  11

Crew:  20

Berths Available:  51

Crewing Regime:  Layday

Ice Class:  Arctic Class 3

Class of Voyage:  Unlimited

MARPOL:  Yes

IMO:  7510846

Builder:  Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.

Build Material:  Steel

Owner:  Canadian Coast Guard

Year Launched:  1979

Year in Service:  1979

Length (m):  98.2

Breadth (m):  19.5

Draft (m):  7.2

Freeboard (m):  3.7

Gross Tonnage (t):  5911

Net Tonnage (t):  1678.8

Cruising Range (nm):  35000

Endurance (d):  100

Cruising Speed (kts):  14

Maximum Speed (kts):  16

Fresh Water (m³):  135

Fuel Capacity (m³):  2471

Fuel Consumption (m³/d):  23

Helicopter Capacity: 1

Type(s): MBB - Bo105, Bell - 206B, Bell - 206L

Flight Deck: Yes

Hangar: Yes

Storage:  Yes

Fuel (m³):  3

Propulsion:  Diesel electric AC/DC

Power (kw):  10142

Laboratory Type:  Moon Pool & ROV Control room

Laboratory Type:  Geology & Paleology

Laboratory Type:  Nutrient Lab

Scientific LAN:  Yes

Winches:  5 - Hawboldt winches

Power on Deck  (Hydraulic): Yes  (Electrical): Yes

Main Deck (m²):  354

Boat Deck (m²):  483

After Deck (m²):  123

Boat Deck:  3

Flight Deck:  4

Main Hoist:  Hepburn 75M-0526

Crane #1 :  Hepburn 75M-0526

Crane #2 :  Hepburn 75M-0526

Crane #3 :  Hepburn 75M-0526

Workboat #1:  RHIB

Workboat #2:  SP Barge

Workboat #3:  RHIB

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Biographical Information:  Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928). Born in Borge, Norway, he gained international fame when he led the first Antarctic expedition to the South Pole. The first man to undisputedly reach both the North and South Poles, he was also the first to person to successfully traverse the Northwest passage. In 1928 during a rescue mission, while flying over the Arctic Ocean, Amundsen disappeared. Although his body was never recovered, his legacy of Arctic exploration continues.

Modernization Information:  In 2002, the CCGS SIR JOHN FRANKLIN was converted from a Medium Icebreaker to an Arctic Research Vessel and re-named CCGS AMUNDSEN. The vessel underwent an extensive modernization which included the addition of the following equipment: a 2.2m x 2.3m Moon pool and control room, an ROV control room, a CTD Rosette Room and Control Room. On the upper deck, a filtration lab, a freezer lab, a geochemistry lab, a wet lab, a refrigeration lab, a Benthos lab, a Geology lab , and a Paleogoly lab were added. On the main deck, a science lab, a nutrient lab, a salinometer lab, and a zooplankton lab were added. The ship also carries 5 scientific container labs: a wet lab, a RADVAN lab, a PILMS lab, a dry lab and a mooring lab, as well as 2 storage containers for scientific equipment.