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ship on
Vancouver Island and then the ship sailed through the Panama Canal to the Port of New York, the reason for this being that the ship could not unload in a Canadian port due to regulations. These two vessels (Cape Fox and Cape Norman) actually sailed under their own power to Dartmouth and then eventually to Newfoundland and Labrador. This was quite a long and interesting journey for these two little vessels!
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is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) and wave heights of 30 feet (9.1 m). It can tow ships with displacements of up to 150 tonnes (170 short tons) and can withstand 60-knot (110 km/h; 69 mph) winds and 20-foot (6.1 m)-high breaking waves.
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One interesting story I have seen in my job experience is about the journey of two vessels, the Cape Fox and Cape Norman. They are two 47' motor life boats weighing approximately 34 tonnes and were built by
Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia. These two vessels were actually loaded into another
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Both CCGS Cape Norman and CCGS Cape Fox operate from May to
October on 30-minute state of readiness with 24 hours a day, seven days a week coverage. The CCGS Cape Norman's primary area of operation is from
365:(46 km/h; 29 mph) and a cruising speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of 400 US gallons (1,500 L; 330 imp gal) and ranges of 200
389:. Raytheon provides a number of other electronic systems for the lifeboat, including the RAYCHART 620, the ST 30 heading indicator and ST 50 depth indicator, the NAV 398
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Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a
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354:(650 kW). It has two 28 by 36 inches (710 mm × 910 mm) four-blade propellers, and its
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of 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m). It contains two computer-operated
Detroit DDEC-III 6V-92TA
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of 20 short tons (18 t) and a total length of 47 feet 11 inches (14.61 m) and a
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along the west coast of the island of
Newfoundland. The CCGS Cape Fox's area of operation is from
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aboard another vessel, where they proceeded under their own power.
539:"Motor Life Boat 47-Foot MLB: International Affairs (CG-DCO-I)"
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416:"Vessel Commissionings in Port au Choix and Lark Harbour"
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system, and either the R41X AN or SPS-69 radar systems.
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of 14 feet (4.3 m). Constructed from marine-grade
310:. The two vessels were shipped from Vancouver to
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369:(370 km; 230 mi) when cruising.
358:is four crew members and five passengers.
913:Ships built in Victoria, British Columbia
361:The lifeboat has a maximum speed of 25
130:Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
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16:Canadian Coast Guard motor lifeboat
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455:"CCGS Cape Fox / CCGS Cape Norman"
225:engines, 675 kW (905 hp)
205:4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
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918:Ships of the Canadian Coast Guard
213:1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)
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377:Communication options include
284:, serve the northern coast of
233:22 knots (41 km/h) cruise
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414:Susan Goodyear (2005-06-27).
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508:. 2009-02-25. Archived from
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277:. She and a sister vessel,
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903:Cape-class motor lifeboats
588:Cape-class motor lifeboats
324:Cape-class motor lifeboats
308:Victoria, British Columbia
275:Cape-class motor lifeboats
241:200 nmi (370 km)
103:Victoria, British Columbia
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453:Carol Bond (2008-07-28).
391:global positioning system
350:providing a combined 870
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167:Cape-class motor lifeboat
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21:Cape Fox (disambiguation)
158:General characteristics
480:"Fleet: CCGS Cape Fox"
387:radio direction finder
302:were built in 2002 at
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484:Canadian Coast Guard
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271:Canadian Coast Guard
89:Canadian Coast Guard
19:For other uses, see
288:. Her home port is
441:north to Cow Head.
304:Victoria Shipyards
99:Victoria Shipyards
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35:Sister ship CCGS
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286:Newfoundland
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845:Cap Aulapuk
838:Cape Rescue
810:Cape Hearne
803:Cape Dundas
670:Cape Norman
342:, it has a
300:Cape Norman
281:Cape Norman
140:MMSI number
109:Yard number
908:2002 ships
897:Categories
824:Cape Naden
747:Cap Breton
740:Cape Kuper
733:Cape McKay
684:Cape Mudge
663:Cap Rozier
642:Cape Mercy
621:Cape Storm
600:Cape Sutil
435:Cape Bauld
401:References
356:complement
279:CCGS
254:Complement
218:Propulsion
184:25.3
178:33.8
117:Christened
41:Port Hardy
37:Cape Sutil
796:Cap Percé
691:Cape Spry
545:19 August
502:"Careers"
433:north to
395:autopilot
340:aluminium
322:Like all
246:Endurance
144:316002527
128:CCG Base
775:Cap Nord
698:Cape Ann
656:Cape Fox
431:Cow Head
383:Motorola
379:Raytheon
371:Cape Fox
328:Cape Fox
296:Cape Fox
266:Cape Fox
125:Homeport
85:Operator
80:Cape Fox
77:Namesake
71:Cape Fox
344:draught
173:Tonnage
95:Builder
48:History
330:has a
318:Design
273:'s 36
194:Length
150:Status
112:824504
61:Canada
863:class
363:knots
264:CCGS
249:1 day
238:Range
230:Speed
210:Draft
869:None
861:Arun
547:2015
336:beam
298:and
221:2 ×
202:Beam
120:2008
67:Name
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