First Ice breaker of the year at the Port Dalhousie
On January 26, 2009 the Canadian Coast Guard CCGS Sir William Alexander visited the Port of Dalhousie The CCGS Sir William Alexander is a Canadian Coast Guard Ship and is classed a "Light Icebreaker - Major Navaids Tender". She is currently assigned to CCG Maritimes Region and is homeported at CCG Base Dartmouth, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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General characteristics |
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Displacement: |
3,727 tons |
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Length: |
83 m (272 ft 4 in) |
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Beam: |
16.2 m (53 ft 2 in) |
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Draft: |
5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) |
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Ice class: |
Arctic Class 2 |
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Propulsion: |
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Speed: |
16 knots (30 km/h) |
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Range: |
6,500 nmi (12,000 km) |
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Complement: |
27 |
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Aircraft carried: |
2 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
Source of information Wikipedia
