CCGS John Cabot (2020)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | John Cabot |
| Namesake | John Cabot |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder | Vancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver |
| Launched | 3 July 2020 |
| In service | 2020–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 63.4 m (208 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Ice class | Polar Class 7 |
| Propulsion | Diesel electric 3 × Caterpillar-3512 engine, 2,250 kW (3,020 hp) |
| Speed |
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| Range | 6,400 nmi (11,900 km; 7,400 mi) |
| Endurance | 31 days |
| Complement | 23 |
CCGS John Cabot is a Canadian Coast Guard offshore fisheries research ship.[1] The vessel was constructed in 2020 by Vancouver Shipyards, operated by Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] It is named after John Cabot, an Italian explorer. John Cabot's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]
History[edit]
In June 2023, John Cabot participated in the search for the OceanGate Titan submersible. It stayed on to support the recovery of the wreckage of the Titan submersible implosion.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Department of Fisheries and Oceans. "Vessel - CCG Fleet : CCGS John Cabot". Canadian Coast Guard. Government of Canada.
- ^ Carla Wilson (13 January 2021). "Canadian Coast Guard's John Cabot, new scientific ship, on its way to East Coast". Times Colonist.
- ^ Keelan Green (9 October 2020). "Seaspan Shipyards Delivers CCGS John Cabot, Completing First Class of Ships under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy". Seaspan Shipyards.
- ^ Joshua Chong (23 June 2023). "What we still don't know about the 'catastrophic implosion' that downed the missing Titanic sub". The Toronto Star.
- ^ "Ships return as Titan sub recovery operations begin to wind down". RTÉ. AFP. 24 June 2023.