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and Maginley & Collin state it was in 1982. This discrepancy can occur when one source cites the launch date issued by the builder and another source references a later date when the vessel was officially put into service by the Coast Guard after staffing, training and verification of fit for
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was among the Coast Guard vessels deployed to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks. In 2014, the patrol vessel underwent a $ 1.2 million refit by St. John's Dockyard in St. John's focusing on renewing the steel of the ship. On 9 February 2018,
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of Newfoundland. In 1994, Canada and the European Union got into a dispute over fishing rights in Canadian waters with the two parties disagreeing over which party could set limits on catches. In June, during the height of what became known as the
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returned to St. John's to undergo emergency repairs after the ship began taking on water through a leak around the propeller shaft. The ship had been on a fishery patrol 260 nautical miles (480 km; 300 mi) east of
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off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. There were three survivors and a further nine bodies recovered with twelve people missing before the search was called off due to inclement weather.
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There is disagreement among the sources as to when the ship entered service. Saunders and the Canadian Coast Guard state that
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was among the Coast Guard vessels sent to monitor the European fishing fleet on the
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located over the stern of the ship and can operate one light helicopter of the
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was dispatched to search for survivors of the sunken fishing trawler
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of 19, with 8 officers and 11 crew. The vessel has 23 spare berths.
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10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h)
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and was initially assigned to the Coast Guard base at
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carries 401.00 m (88,210 imp gal) of
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The ship has a 1070:Patrol vessels of the Canadian Coast Guard 254:2 × Polar Nohab 12-cylinder diesel engines 70:, constellation in the northern hemisphere 680:"CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Cygnus" 360: 1060:Ships built in Newfoundland and Labrador 950: 883: 781: 711: 674: 672: 670: 668: 666: 664: 662: 660: 368:is 62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) 1047: 1034:Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard 973: 909:The Ships of Canada's Marine Services 546:is used primarily for patrolling the 538:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 376:of 12.1 m (39.70 ft) and a 39: 657: 550:fisheries and coast, especially the 436:giving the vessel a range of 10,800 230:62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) 29:in St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland 13: 888:The Canadian Coast Guard 1962–2002 483: 238:12.1 m (39 ft 8 in) 14: 1081: 831:. 8 February 2018. Archived from 801:. 5 February 2014. Archived from 246:4.0 m (13 ft 1 in) 294:2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) 41: 19: 1055:Cape Roger-class patrol vessels 953:Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 951:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). 847: 817: 404:driving one controllable pitch 787: 749: 628: 616: 443:The vessel is equipped with a 222:1,465 long tons (1,489 t) 1: 884:Maginley, Charles D. (2003). 638:entered service in 1981. The 604: 650: 488:The ship was constructed by 7: 573:when the leak was noticed. 10: 1086: 877: 729:Maginley & Collin 2001 428:3304 emergency generator. 1029: 1007: 985: 799:canadianmanufacturing.com 624:Canadian Coast Guard Ship 581:and the Coast Guard ship 498:Newfoundland and Labrador 382:fully loaded displacement 176: 34: 18: 609: 396:of 1,234 and a 370  335:fisheries patrol vessel 262:16 knots (30 km/h) 192:fisheries patrol vessel 177:General characteristics 361:Design and description 345:of Canada. During the 979:-class patrol vessels 468:was not built with a 585:Sir Wilfred Grenfell 412:creating 3,455  339:Canadian Coast Guard 305:1 × light helicopter 79:Canadian Coast Guard 835:on 10 February 2018 805:on 10 February 2018 763:on 10 February 2018 686:on 10 February 2018 579:Atlantic Kingfisher 310:Aviation facilities 937:Miramar Ship Index 861:. 16 February 2022 744:Miramar Ship Index 640:Miramar Ship Index 591:In February 2022, 504:30. Named for the 490:Marystown Shipyard 394:gross tonnage (GT) 103:Marystown Shipyard 1042: 1041: 1020:Leonard J. Cowley 492:at their yard in 476:. The ship has a 319: 318: 172:in active service 1077: 971: 970: 966: 947: 945: 943: 934: 922: 903: 891: 871: 870: 868: 866: 851: 845: 844: 842: 840: 821: 815: 814: 812: 810: 791: 785: 779: 773: 772: 770: 768: 753: 747: 741: 732: 726: 715: 709: 696: 695: 693: 691: 676: 644: 632: 626: 622:CCGS stands for 620: 598:Villa de Pitanxo 302:Aircraft carried 85:Port of registry 49: 46: 45: 44: 23: 16: 15: 1085: 1084: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1074: 1045: 1044: 1043: 1038: 1025: 1003: 981: 963: 941: 939: 919: 900: 880: 875: 874: 864: 862: 853: 852: 848: 838: 836: 823: 822: 818: 808: 806: 793: 792: 788: 780: 776: 766: 764: 755: 754: 750: 742: 735: 727: 718: 710: 699: 689: 687: 678: 677: 658: 653: 648: 647: 633: 629: 621: 617: 612: 607: 548:Atlantic Canada 486: 484:Service history 363: 47: 42: 40: 30: 12: 11: 5: 1083: 1073: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1040: 1039: 1037: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1015: 1008: 1005: 1004: 1002: 1001: 994: 986: 983: 982: 968: 967: 961: 948: 923: 917: 904: 898: 879: 876: 873: 872: 846: 816: 786: 784:, p. 195. 774: 748: 733: 731:, p. 225. 716: 697: 655: 654: 652: 649: 646: 645: 627: 614: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 485: 482: 455:types. Unlike 438:nautical miles 402:diesel engines 362: 359: 343:Atlantic coast 317: 316: 311: 307: 306: 303: 299: 298: 292: 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 276: 272: 271: 268: 264: 263: 260: 256: 255: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 220: 216: 215: 214: 213: 207: 199: 195: 194: 183: 182:Class and type 179: 178: 174: 173: 170: 166: 165: 164: 163: 154: 149: 148:Identification 145: 144: 138: 134: 133: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 100: 96: 95: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 32: 31: 24: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1082: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1028: 1022: 1021: 1017:Followed by: 1016: 1014: 1011:Preceded by: 1010: 1009: 1006: 1000: 999: 995: 993: 992: 988: 987: 984: 980: 978: 972: 964: 962:0-7106-2623-1 958: 954: 949: 938: 933: 931: 924: 920: 918:1-55125-070-5 914: 910: 905: 901: 899:1-55125-075-6 895: 890: 889: 882: 881: 860: 856: 850: 834: 830: 826: 820: 804: 800: 796: 790: 783: 782:Maginley 2003 778: 762: 758: 757:"CCGS Cygnus" 752: 745: 740: 738: 730: 725: 723: 721: 714:, p. 99. 713: 712:Saunders 2004 708: 706: 704: 702: 685: 681: 675: 673: 671: 669: 667: 665: 663: 661: 656: 641: 637: 631: 625: 619: 615: 602: 600: 599: 594: 589: 587: 586: 580: 576: 572: 567: 562: 558: 553: 549: 545: 541: 539: 535: 531: 527: 523: 519: 515: 512:in May 1981. 511: 507: 506:constellation 503: 499: 495: 491: 481: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 441: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 410:bow thrusters 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 358: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 333: 331: 326: 325: 315: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 300: 297: 293: 290: 289: 285: 282: 281: 277: 274: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 258: 257: 253: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 226: 225: 221: 218: 217: 212: 208: 206: 202: 201: 200: 197: 196: 193: 190: 188: 184: 181: 180: 175: 171: 168: 167: 162: 158: 155: 152: 151: 150: 147: 146: 143: 139: 136: 135: 131: 128: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 111: 108: 104: 101: 98: 97: 94: 90: 87: 84: 83: 80: 77: 74: 73: 69: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 38: 33: 28: 22: 17: 1019: 1012: 997: 996: 990: 976: 952: 940:. 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Index


Cygnus
Canadian Coast Guard
Ottawa
Ontario
Marystown Shipyard
Marystown
St. John's
IMO number
7927831
Cape Roger-class
fisheries patrol vessel
GT
NT
machine guns
Flight deck
Cape Roger-class
fisheries patrol vessel
Canadian Coast Guard
Atlantic coast
Turbot War
Grand Banks
long overall
beam
draught
fully loaded displacement
long tons
t
gross tonnage (GT)
net tonnage

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