CCGS Cap Percé
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CCGS Cap Percé is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 {{sclass2|Cape|motor lifeboat}}s.
{{cite news
|url = http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2009/qr-rq02-eng.htm
|title = Canadian Coast Guard to Establish a New Lifeboat Station at Kegaska
|publisher = Canadian Coast Guard
|date = 2009-01-19
|author = Nathalie Letendre
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306040248/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2009/qr-rq02-eng.htm
|archivedate = 2012-03-06
|url-status = dead
}}
She was scheduled to be stationed at a new Coast Guard station in Kegaska, Quebec, on the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Like her sister ships she will be staffed by a crew of four, two of whom will be search and rescue technicians.
According to Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada: "Given the intensive commercial fishing activities and the pleasure boat and ship traffic that characterize the area, Kegaska is a strategic location for a Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat station. Furthermore, this will allow us to consolidate our coverage in this critical sector of the Gulf of St. Lawrence."
Design
Like all {{sclass2|Cape|motor lifeboat}}s, Cap Percé has a displacement of {{convert|20|ST|t}}, a total length of {{convert|47|ft|11|in}} and a beam of {{convert|14|ft}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/INTERNATIONAL/47ft.asp|title=Motor Life Boat 47-Foot MLB: International Affairs (CG-DCO-I)|publisher=United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=19 August 2015}} Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of {{convert|4|ft|6|in}}. It contains two computer-operated Detroit DDEC-III 6V-92TA diesel engines providing a combined {{convert|870|shp|lk=in}}. It has two {{convert|28 x 36|in|adj=on}} four-blade propellers, and its complement is four crew members and five passengers.
The lifeboat has a maximum speed of {{convert|25|kn|lk=in}} and a cruising speed of {{convert|22|kn}}. Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of {{convert|400|USgal|l impgal}} and ranges of {{convert|200|nmi|lk=in}} when cruising. Cap Percé is capable of operating at wind speeds of {{convert|50|kn}} and wave heights of {{convert|30|ft}}. It can tow ships with displacements of up to {{convert|150|t|ST}} and can withstand {{convert|60|kn|adj=on}} winds and {{convert|20|ft|adj=on}}-high breaking waves.
Communication options include Raytheon 152 HF-SSB and Motorola Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system. The boat also supports the Simrad TD-L1550 VHF-FM radio direction finder. 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 global positioning system, a RAYPILOT 650 autopilot system, and either the R41X AN or SPS-69 radar systems.
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