CCGS Cape Spry
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=17-07-02 CCGS CAPE SPRY 825552 06-08-11 002.jpg |Ship caption=CCGS Cape Spry at Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Canada |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Canada|coast guard}} |Ship name=Cape Spry |Ship namesake= Cape Spry on Eastern Prince Edward Island near the town of Souris |Ship operator=Canadian Coast Guard |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Victoria Shipyard Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed=2003 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport=CCG Base – Souris, Prince Edward Island |Ship home region=Atlantic Region |Ship port of registry=Ottawa, Ontario |Ship official number=825552 |Ship identification={{MMSI|316004846}} |Ship callsign=CCGC |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship status=In active service |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Ship class= {{sclass2|Cape|motor lifeboat|1}} |Ship tonnage=* {{GT|33.8}}
|Ship displacement= |Ship length= {{convert|14.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|4.27|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draft= {{convert|1.37|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship ice class= |Ship propulsion=2 × diesel electric engines, {{convert|671|kW|abbr=on}} |Ship speed= {{convert|22|kn|km/h}} cruise |Ship range={{convert|200|nmi|km|abbr=on}} |Ship endurance= |Ship complement=4 (2 officers and 2 crew) |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament= |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |
CCGS Cape Spry CCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship is a {{sclass2|Cape|motor lifeboat|0}} lifeboat in the Canadian Coast Guard Service, stationed at Souris, Prince Edward Island.{{cite web|url=https://inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fdat/vessels/45|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403101148/https://inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fdat/vessels/45|url-status=dead|title= CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Cape Spry|publisher=Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans |archivedate=3 April 2019 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}
Design
Like all {{sclass2|Cape|motor lifeboat|1}}s, Cape Spry has a displacement of {{convert|20|ST|t}} and a total length of {{convert|47|ft|11|in}} and a beam of {{convert|14|ft}}. Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of {{convert|4|ft|6|in}}. The vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines driving dual propellers. Its crew complement is four with two being officers.
The lifeboat has a maximum speed of {{convert|25|kn|km/h mph|lk=in}} and a cruising speed of {{convert|22|kn|km/h mph}}. Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of {{convert|400|USgal|l impgal}} and ranges of {{convert|200|nmi|km mi}} when cruising.{{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}} Cape Spry is capable of operating at wind speeds of {{convert|50|kn|km/h mph}} and wave heights of {{convert|30|ft|m}}. 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 Bendix-King KY196 VHF AM, Ross DSC 500 VHF FM and Motorola Micom HF radios. The boat has an Anschutz Gyrostar II gyro and a Furtuno 1942 X Band radar system. Other electronic systems for this lifeboat include an ICAN Aldebaran II electric charting system, JMC DF5500 VHF depth indicator, Si-Tex Koden CVS 106 depth sounder, Magnavox MX400B global positioning system and a Comnav 2001 autopilot system
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External links
{{Commons category|CCGS Cape Spry (ship, 2003)}}
- [http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca Canadian Coast Guard homepage]
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