The Bay Class Lifeboat is a Robert Allan Ltd. modification of the shorter Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Severn-class lifeboat to meet the needs of the Canadian Coast Guard for off-shore search and rescue operations in severe conditions. They are referred to as the Bay class as each one is named after a Canadian bay.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bay class |
| Builders | Hike Metal Products Ltd., Wheatley Chantier Naval Forillon, Gaspé |
| Operators |  Canadian Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | Arun-class |
| Cost | $151 million CAD |
| Built | 2015- |
| In service | 2017– |
| Planned | 20 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 18 |
| Active | 16 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 62.5 t (69 short tons) |
| Length | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| Beam | 6.3 metres (21 ft) |
| Draught | 1.67 metres (5.5 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Wajax MTU 10V2000 M94 engines; 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) |
| Speed | 23.5 knots (27.0 mph; 43.5 km/h) |
| Range | 100 nmi (190 km) |
| Capacity | Two (2) survivors on stretchers and up to twelve (12) seated survivors. |
| Complement | 4+2 |
Programme
editIn 2015, the Canadian Coast Guard announced a request for proposals (RFP) to build up to ten new search and rescue lifeboats as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The total has now been increased to 20, with Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario and Chantier Naval Forillon of Gaspé, Quebec equally building 10 each.[2]
The vessels are intended to replace the Coast Guard's ten Arun-class lifeboats, which averaged 18 years of service at the time of the RFP.[3]
The new design is the work of Canadian nautical architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. and is a modification of the Severn-class lifeboat, making the vessels more suited to the extreme weather conditions that can be found off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.[4] Capable of 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph), the new vessels will be faster than the earlier 18.5kt Arun-class vessels.[5] They are capable of operating in 12-metre (39 ft) waves, and in wind conditions at 12 on the Beaufort scale.[6] The vessels' hulls will be aluminum, not FRC (fibre reinforced composite), as with the original Severn design.
Fleet
edit| CCGS ON [7] | Name | Built | Call Sign | In Service | Station | MMSI[8] | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 840996 | Baie de Plaisance | 2017 CNF | 2018– | Cap-aux-Meules, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec | 316035925 | ||
| 841103 | Pennant Bay | 2017 HMP | CGA2542 | 2018– | Saint Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador | 316035929 | |
| 842018 | McIntyre Bay | 2017 HMP | 2018– | Prince Rupert, British Columbia | 316038296 | [9] | |
| 842071 | Pachena Bay | 2018 CNF | 2018– | Port Hardy, British Columbia | 316038603 | ||
| 842740 | Sacred Bay | 2019 HMP | CGB3254 | 2019– | Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador | 316039713 | |
| 842854 | Conception Bay | 2019 CNF | CGS6493 | 2019– | Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador | 316039989 | |
| 843681 | Cadboro Bay | 2021 CNF | 2021– | Tahsis, British Columbia | 316041898 | ||
| 843977 | Florencia Bay | 2020 HMP | 2021– | Hartley Bay, British Columbia | 316041901 | ||
| 844581 | Hare Bay | 2021 CNF | CGB2514 | 2021– | Sambro, Nova Scotia | 316044024 | [10] |
| 844861 | La Poile Bay | 2020 HMP | CGNX | 2021– | Louisbourg, Nova Scotia | 316041477 | [11] |
| 845658 | Chignecto Bay | 2021 CNF | CGR3416 | 2022– | Port Bickerton, Nova Scotia | 316045112 | [12] |
| 845659 | Shediac Bay | 2020 HMP | CGA4138 | 2022– | Saint John, New Brunswick | 316045113 | [13] |
| 846080 | Chedabucto Bay | 2022 CNF | 2023– | Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia | 316047969 | [14] | |
| 846284 | Gabarus Bay | 2022 HMP | 2023– | Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador | 316047972 | [15] | |
| 847139 | Barrington Bay | 2023 HMP | 2023– | Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador | 316049299 | [16] | |
| 847349 | Baie des Chaleurs | 2023 CNF | 2024– | Westport, Nova Scotia | 316049307 | [17] | |
| 848026 | Groswater Bay | 2024 HMP | 316051765 | [18] | |||
| Cascumpec Bay | 2024 CNF | 316051802 | [19] | ||||
| HMP | |||||||
| CNF |
References
edit- ^ "High-Endurance Search and Rescue Lifeboats ('Bay Class')". 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Government of Canada to invest in eight search and rescue lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard". 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Canada issues RFP for SAR lifeboats". Marine Log. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "New Robert Allan lifeboats". Maritime Journal. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^
"Robert Allan Design New Canadian Coast Guard SAR Lifeboats". Marine Link. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
The new Canadian design is larger with a greater range than the RNLI vessel and has been specifically designed to handle the worst weather encountered year around in the waters off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The new design is also for construction in aluminium rather than FRP as are the Severn Class.
- ^ "Robert Allan LTD. Design a new generation of high-endurance self-righting lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard". 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Bay Class Fleet". Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Marine Traffic".
- ^ "CCGS McIntyre Bay Officially Dedicated into Service". VanguardCanada.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "New Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat dedicated into service in Nova Scotia". Saltwire. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "CCGS La Poile Bay Dedicated into Service, Strengthening the Canadian Coast Guard Fleet". VanguardCanada.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Coast Guard welcomes the CCGS Chignecto Bay into service". Government of Canada. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Durable coast guard rescue boat for Canada's Atlantic waters". Baird Maritime. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "New Lifeboat Enters Service for the Canadian Coast Guard". MarineLink. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "New SAR Vessel Enters Service for the Canadian Coast Guard". MarineLink. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Coast Guard's newest rescue boat formally enters service". Baird Maritime. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat built for Atlantic sailing conditions". Baird Maritime. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "New rescue boat delivered to Canadian Coast Guard". Baird Maritime. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Future Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat hits the water". Baird Maritime. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.