CCGS Limnos
CCGS Limnos is a Canadian Coast Guard coastal research and survey vessel and it is named after the Greek island of Limnos which itself derived from "limni", the Greek word for lake. The ship entered service in 1968 and is currently active. The ship is based on the Great Lakes at the Coast Guard Base in Burlington, Ontario and is used for hydrographic and limnological research.
CCGS Limnos in Toronto, Ontario | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Limnos |
| Namesake | Limnology |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Operator | |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder | Port Weller Dry Dock Limited, Port Weller, Ontario |
| Yard number | 47 |
| Completed | May 1968 |
| Commissioned | 1968 |
| In service | 1968–present |
| Refit | 1981, 2010 |
| Homeport | CCG Base Burlington, Ontario – Central and Arctic Region |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Research vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 44.8 m (147 ft) |
| Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
| Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar C18 geared diesel engines, 714 kW (957 hp) |
| Propulsion | 2 × L-drive azimuth thrusters |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Endurance | 14 days |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Complement | 14 |
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