CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C.

CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. is the second of nine Hero-class patrol vessels to be delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard. Entering service in 2013, the vessel is based at Quebec City and tasked with enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's borders.

History
Canada
Name: CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C.
Namesake: Joseph Kaeble
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Builder: Halifax Shipyard, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Launched: 2012
Completed: November 2012
Commissioned: 2013
Homeport: Burlington, Ontario
Identification:
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Hero-class patrol vessel
Tonnage:
Length: 42.8 m (140.4 ft)
Beam: 7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Draught: 2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance: 2 weeks
Capacity: 5
Complement: 9
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT (X and S-bands)

Description

Based on Damen Stan's Patrol 4207 design, the ship measures 42.8 metres (140.4 ft) long overall with a beam of 7.0 metres (23.0 ft) and a draught of 2.8 metres (9.2 ft). The ship has a 253 gross tonnage (GT) and a 75 net tonnage (NT). The ship is propelled by two controllable pitch propellers driven by two MTU 4000M geared diesel engines rated at 4,992 kW (6,694 hp). The patrol vessel is also equipped with two Northern Lights M1066 generators and one Northern Lights M1064 emergency generator. The vessel has a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). Caporal Kaeble V.C. has a fuel capacity of 34 m3 (7,500 imp gal) giving the vessel a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and an endurance of 14 days. The ship has a complement of nine with five officers and four crew and has five additional berths.[1][2] The ship is equipped with Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT navigational radar operating on the X and S-bands.[1]

Service history

The ship was ordered from Irving Shipbuilding in 2009 and the ship's keel was laid down at Halifax Shipyards in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the yard number 6095.[2][3] The ship was launched in 2012 and completed in November of that year.[1][2] Caporal Kaeble V.C. entered service in 2013 and was based at Quebec City, Quebec.[1] The vessel is named after Joseph Kaeble, a winner of the Victoria Cross in the First World War.[4]

References
  1. "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C." Canadian Coast Guard. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. Miramar Ship Index
  3. "Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel". Canadian Coast Guard. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. Willick, Frances (13 November 2012). "New Coast Guard patrol vessel honours hero". Halifax Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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