CCGS Tracy[note 1] was a Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. Designed for service on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, the ship joined the fleet in 1968 and was stationed at Canadian Coast Guard Base at Sorel, Quebec and serviced the Quebec Region. The vessel was taken out of service in 2013 and was sold in 2017 to private interests.
 CCGS Tracy
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Tracy |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Route | St. Lawrence Seaway |
| Builder | Port Weller Dry Docks, Port Weller, Ontario |
| Yard number | 42 |
| Completed | April 1968 |
| In service | 17 April 1968 |
| Out of service | 2013 |
| Refit | 1989 |
| Homeport | CCG Base Sorel, QC (Quebec Region) |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to private interests |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender |
| Tonnage | 963 GRT |
| Displacement | 1,300 t (1,300 long tons) fully loaded |
| Length | |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class | Class 2 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) |
| Endurance | 17 days |
| Complement | 23 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Navigational: Kelvin Hughes I-band |
Design and description
editTracy was a Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.[1] The vessel has a displacement of 1,300 tonnes (1,400 short tons) and a was initially measured as 963 gross register tons (GRT). The ship has a length overall of 55.3 metres (181 ft 5 in) and a length between perpendiculars of 50.3 metres (165 ft 0 in). Tracy has a beam of 11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in) and a draught of 3.7 metres (12 ft 2 in).[1][2][3] The ship was later remeasured as 837 gross tonnage (GT).[1]
The ship is powered by two Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8OP 8-cylinder diesel electric DC system that creates 1.94 megawatts (2,600 hp) sustained. The system powers two motors driving two shafts creating 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW). This gives Tracy a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph).[4][2]
Tracy has a crew of 23 and has one Kelvin Hughes I-band navigational radar.[2] She is rated as Arctic Class 2 and has an endurance of 17 days. The ship is equipped with two work boats, a RHIB and an SB barge. The ship is also equipped with a 10-ton derrick and with 560 cubic metres (20,000 cu ft) of hold space.[1]
Service history
editCCGS Tracy was constructed in 1967–68 at Port Weller Dry Docks, Port Weller, Ontario, with the yard number 42.[2][3][4] Christened by the wife of the Canadian Postmaster General Jean-Pierre Cote, Tracy was intended as a replacement for the older Coast Guard vessel, CCGS Safeguarder.[5] The ship was completed in April 1968 and was placed in service on 17 April.[2][3] The ship was named after Marquis Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy (1596–1670), a former Lieutenant General of New France.[1] The cost for the new ship was $2.75 million.[5]
The ship was assigned to the Laurentian region by the Canadian Coast Guard.[4] The ship was later stationed at Canadian Coast Guard Base at Sorel, Quebec servicing the Quebec Region.[1] A refit was performed in 1989. In 2009, the vessel underwent a $9 million refit, performed by Verreault Navigation Inc. of Quebec. The vessel was planned to be kept in service for a further ten years. However, in 2013 Tracy was taken out of service and laid up at the Coast Guard base in Prescott, Ontario. Renamed 2016-01, the vessel was put up for sale.[6] The vessel was sold in February 2017 for $373,000 to Groupe Océan.[7]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ CCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e f Canadian Coast Guard.
- ^ a b c d e Saunders 2004, p. 96.
- ^ a b c Miramar Ship Index.
- ^ a b c Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 181.
- ^ a b "Coast Guard Ship to be Named". Montreal Gazette. 15 April 1968. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Vigliotti, Marco (15 February 2017). "Ottawa seeking to sell Coast Guard Ship Tracy for $250,000, despite spending $9-million repairing it in 2009, docked in Prescott". The Hill Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Corneau, Maxime (23 March 2017). "Garde côtière : un navire rénové pour 8 M$ vendu au rabais". radio-canada (in French). Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
Sources
edit- "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details CCGS Tracy". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Services. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.
- "Tracy (6725432)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.