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Vessel Ownership | Vessel Activities and Operating Areas | Primary Logistics Provider | Vessel Characteristics | Vessel Performance and Capabilities | Accommodations | Laboratory Space | Onboard Science Equipment | Cranes | Other Science Features
Vessel Ownership
Vessel name:   CCGS Terry Fox   
Vessel nationality:   Canada   
Homeport:   Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada   
Vessel owner:   Canadian Coast Guard   
Vessel operator:   Canadian Coast Guard   
Vessel web page:   http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/vessels-navires/details_e.asp?id=A-2   
 
Vessel Activities and Operating Areas
Vessel operating areas:   A general deployment map for the Canadian icebreaker fleet can be found here: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/ice-gla/images/arctiq2.jpg
 
Primary Logistics Provider
Organization:   Canadian Coast Guard   
Address:   Manager, Icebreaking Program, Canadian Coast Guard, 200 Kent St., 5th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, KIA OE6   
Fax:   (613) 990-5541 or 1-800-920-7767   
E-mail:   info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca   
Contact person or agency web page:   http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/main_e.htm   
 
Vessel Characteristics
Vessel type:   Heavy Gulf Icebreaker   
Vessel length in meters:  88  
Vessel length in feet:  289  
Beam (Breadth) in meters:  18  
Beam in feet:  58  
Freeboard (deck to water) in meters:  0.75  
Freeboard (deck to water) in feet:  2.5  
Draft in meters:  8.3  
Draft in feet:  27  
Displacement GRT:  4234  
Year built:  1983  
 
Vessel Performance and Capabilities
Cruising speed (knots, open water):  15.5  
Range in nautical miles:  1920  
Endurance (days):  58  
Propulsion power:   17300 kw   
 
Accommodations
Crew berths:  24  
Scientist berths:  10  
 
Laboratory Space
Number of containerized labs accommodated :   7-40 ft (14 TEU)   
 
Onboard Science Equipment
Comments:   Depth Sounder: 2 - Elac LAZ 72 (30Hz)   
 
Cranes
Onboard cranes:   1 - Heavy Lift Crane,
1 - Cargo crane
 
Other Science Features
Other science-related features:   Helicopter Accommodations
Flight Deck: 231 m2
  
 
   

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