CCGS Pierre Radisson
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| Ship tonnage= * {{GRT|5,910}} (as built)
|Ship length= {{convert|98.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|19.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|7.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship ice class=CASPPR Arctic Class 3 |Ship power=Diesel-electric: 6 x Alco M251F, {{convert|17580|shp|kW|abbr=on}}; 6 GEC generators, 2 motors {{convert|13600|shp|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=2 shafts, bow thruster |Ship speed= {{convert|16|kn|km/h}} |Ship range= {{convert|15000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|13.5|kn|km/h}} |Ship endurance=120 days |Ship complement=38 |Ship boats= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament= |Ship armour= |Ship aircraft=Originally 1 × MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L helicopter, currently 1 × Bell 429 GlobalRanger or Bell 412EPI |Ship aircraft facilities=Hangar and flight deck |Ship notes= }} |
CCGS Pierre RadissonCCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship is the lead ship of her class of icebreakers. Constructed and operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, the vessel is based at Quebec City on the Saint Lawrence River. The ship was constructed in British Columbia in the 1970s and has been in service ever since. The vessel is named for Pierre-Esprit Radisson, a 17th-century French fur trader and explorer.
Design and description
File:Bell 429 GlobalRanger on helicopter deck of CCGS Pierre Radisson.jpg
The Pierre Radisson class were designed for Canadian Coast Guard operations in the Arctic Ocean.Maginley and Collin, p. 154 Pierre Radisson, being the first ship constructed in the class, has a standard displacement of {{convert|6400|LT|t|lk=on}} and {{convert|8180|LT|t}} fully loaded. The vessel has a gross tonnage (GT) of 5,775 and a {{NetT|1678|disp=long}}.Saunders, p. 95 The ship is {{convert|98.3|m|ftin}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|19.5|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|7.2|m|ftin}}.{{csr|register=MSI|id=7510834|shipname=Pierre Radisson|accessdate=5 December 2016}}
The vessel is propelled by two fixed-pitch propellers and one bow thruster powered by a diesel-electric system comprising six Alco M251F diesel engines that when driving the shafts create {{convert|17580|shp|kW|lk=in}} and six GEC generators creating 11.1 megawatts sustained powering two motors that when driving the shafts create {{convert|13600|shp|abbr=on}}. The vessel is also equipped with one Caterpillar 398 emergency generator.{{cite web |url=http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Fleet/Vessel?vessel_id=91 |title=CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Pierre Radisson |publisher=Canadian Coast Guard |accessdate=5 December 2016}} This gives the vessel a maximum speed of {{convert|16|kn|km/h|lk=in}}. The vessel can carry {{convert|2450|m3|impgal|abbr=on}} of diesel fuel and has a range of {{convert|15000|nmi|lk=in|km}} at {{convert|15|kn|km/h}} and can stay at sea for up to 120 days.
Pierre Radisson is equipped with a Sperry navigational radar operating on the E/F and I bands. The icebreaker has a flight deck and hangar which originally accommodated light helicopters of the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L types, but in the 2010s, the Bell 429 GlobalRanger and Bell 412EPI were acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard to replace the older helicopters.{{cite web |url=https://verticalmag.com/features/better-faster-stronger-canadian-coast-guards-new-helicopter-fleet/ |title=Better, Faster, Stronger: The Canadian Coast Guard's new helicopter fleet |last=Johnson |first=Oliver |work=Vertical Magazine |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=5 April 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105182234/https://www.verticalmag.com/features/better-faster-stronger-canadian-coast-guards-new-helicopter-fleet/ |archive-date=2018-01-05 }} The ship can carry {{convert|25.9|m3|abbr=on}} of aviation fuel for the helicopters. The vessel is certified as Arctic Class 3 and has a complement of 31 with 11 officers and 20 crew.
Service history
The ship's keel was laid down by Burrard Dry Dock in North Vancouver, British Columbia on 16 February 1976. The vessel was launched on 3 June 1977 and was completed in May 1978. The vessel entered service with the Canadian Coast Guard in June 1978. Registered in Ottawa, Ontario, Pierre Radisson was intended to replace the aging {{ship|CCGS|N.B. McLean}} in the Laurentian Region and is based at Quebec City, Quebec. The vessel underwent sea trials while transiting the Northwest Passage en route to Quebec City.Maginley and Collin, p. 155 During the transit, Pierre Radisson assisted {{ship|CCGS|Camsell}} which had been severely damaged by ice in the western Arctic.Maginley, pp. 125–26
During the winter period, the vessel performs icebreaking duties through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River and Saguenay River, up the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the Great Lakes. The vessel is also deployed escorting ships through the ice-covered passages. In the summer, Pierre Radisson is assigned to escort commercial ships, maintain navigation aids and search and rescue missions in the Canadian Arctic. The ship also provides support to scientific missions while in the Canadian Arctic.{{cite web |url=http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Fleet/CCGS-Pierre-Radisson |title=CCGS Pierre Radisson |publisher=Canadian Coast Guard |accessdate=5 December 2016}}
In 1981, Pierre Radisson supported the search by Joseph B. MacInnis in the search for the sunken British supply vessel {{ship||Breadalbane|ship|2}}. The search was unsuccessful that year, MacInnis did later find the wreck in 1983.Maginley, p. 190 In 1982, the ship acted as the vice-regal yacht for Governor General Edward Schreyer on his visit to Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Greenland to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the Norse settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows. In 1987, Pierre Radisson escorted cargo ships to Thule, Greenland.Maginley, p. 129 The following year, the icebreaker sailed to the aid of {{ship|CCGS|Martha L. Black}} which had damaged her propellers twice in the Beaufort Sea. Pierre Radisson escorted the damaged ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia and then returned via the Panama Canal, dropping off relief supplies to hurricane victims at Kingston, Jamaica.Maginely, p. 130
In 1987, Pierre Radisson was used to give 30 heads of state a three-hour tour of the St. Lawrence River during the Sommet de la Francophonie.Maginley, p. 200 The icebreaker supported the North Water project in April—May 1997 and again in August 1998. Pierre Radisson{{'}}s duties included installing deep-moored scientific buoys and recovering them the following year.Maginley, p. 133 Pierre Radisson participated in Operation Nanook in 2008 and 2009, annual joint training exercises with elements of the Canadian Forces to conduct sovereignty and disaster patrols in the Canadian Arctic.{{cite news | url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/08/19/10520306.html | title=Military takes Arctic trip: Operation Nanook 09 let Canadian Rangers, regular Forces members exchange skills | date=20 August 2009 | first=Elizabeth | last=Thompson | newspaper=Edmonton Sun | archive-url=https://archive.today/20090903170634/http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/08/19/10520306.html | archive-date=3 September 2009 | access-date=5 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}
On 27 July 2015, CCGS Pierre Radisson located and rescued Sergey Ananov, a Russian helicopter pilot who attempted a round-the world flight. Ananov's Robinson R22 helicopter crashed and sunk in the Davis Strait, between Baffin Island and Greenland, the previous day, but the pilot managed to swim to a nearby ice floe.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sergey-ananov-russian-helicopter-pilot-missing-in-davis-strait-found-alive-1.3168690 |title=Sergey Ananov, Russian helicopter pilot missing in Davis Strait, found alive |work=CBC News |date=27 July 2015 |access-date=5 December 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sergey-ananov-russian-pilot-rescued-in-arctic-recounts-2-day-ordeal-1.3170235 |title=Sergey Ananov, Russian pilot rescued in Arctic, recounts 2-day ordeal |work=CBC News |date=27 July 2015 |access-date=5 December 2016}}
The CAN$8.7 million contract for the vessel's refit was awarded on 10 August 2016 to Verreault Navigation Inc. with the work to be done at Les Méchins, Quebec. The refit is scheduled to begin in September 2016 and completed by January 2017. The refit was scheduled as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The refit includes re-coating the hull, replacement of windows, reconditioning the flight deck and hangar and maintenance to steel work, propulsion and the interior.{{cite press release |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/87-million-contract-awarded-refit-maintenance-canadian-coast-guard-ship-pierre-radisson-2149652.htm |title=$8.7-Million Contract Awarded for Refit and Maintenance of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radisson |author=Public Services and Procurement Canada |publisher=marketwired.ca |date=10 August 2016 |access-date=11 August 2016}}
In March 2018, Pierre Radisson was deployed to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes to aid in icebreaking efforts.{{cite news |url=https://www.wellandtribune.ca/news-story/8357218-icebreakers-working-to-clear-great-lakes/ |title=Icebreakers working to clear Great Lakes |work=Welland Tribune |last=Johnston |first=Nathaniel |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=21 April 2018}} On 24 August 2018, Pierre Radisson was directed to assist {{MV|Akademik Ioffre||2}}, a cruise ship that had run aground in the western Gulf of Boothia. Once Akademik Ioffre was refloated, Pierre Radisson remained with the cruise ship to determine which port Akademik Ioffre would sail to and to ensure the cruise ship's safety.{{cite news |url=http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674breaking_cruise_ship_akademic_ioffe_runs_aground_in_nunavut_waters/ |title=Passengers from Akademik Ioffe arrive in western Nunavut community of Kugaaruk |work=Nunatsiaq News |last=Bell |first=Jim |date=24 August 2018 |access-date=3 September 2018}}
File:CCGS Pierre Radisson Nicolet, Quebec February, 2021.jpg
In January 2019, {{ship|CCGS|Des Groseilliers}} and Pierre Radisson were both deployed to the Saint Lawrence River after large ice jams closed the shipping lane, trapping merchant vessels in Montreal and Trois-Rivières, Quebec.{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/shipping-trapped-or-stalled-as-polar-temperatures-freeze-st-lawrence-river |title=Ships trapped or stalled as polar temperatures freeze St. Lawrence River |work=Montreal Gazette |agency=The Canadian Press |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=17 February 2019}} On 22 January 2022, the icebreaker was struck by the cargo ship Federal Crimson while escorting the freighter through ice in the St. Lawrence River near Sainte-Foy. The stern of Pierre Radisson was damaged in the collision and the vessel was sent back to Quebec City for repairs.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cargo-ship-collision-quebec-city-1.6324327 |title=Cargo ship collides with Coast Guard icebreaker near Quebec City port |work=CBC News |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=21 February 2022}}
Workboat/lifeboat
Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker Pierre Radisson{{'}}s workboat/lifeboat No.2 was repurposed as a training boat/work boat (13D17073) that has been operated by the Maritime Affairs Committee Navy League of Canada – Outaouais Branch since November 1998. The boat was named John Boucher, in honour of the founder of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Sea Cadet Corps la Hulloise, which is sponsored by the Outaouais Branch of the Navy League of Canada. The main purpose of the boat today is to provide training for RCN Sea Cadet Corps la Hulloise. When not used by the sea cadets, it serves as a workboat for the Navy League.{{cite web |url=http://affairesmaritimes.org/en/our-boats/fred-gordon-rescue.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234642/http://affairesmaritimes.org/en/our-boats/fred-gordon-rescue.html |archive-date=18 April 2014 |title=Fred Gordon |publisher=Ligue Navale du Canada Comité des Affaires Maritimes |language=fr}}
References
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- {{cite book |last=Maginley |first=Charles D. |date=2003 |title=The Canadian Coast Guard 1962–2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadiancoastgua0000magi |url-access=registration |publisher=Vanwell Publishing Limited |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-075-6}}
- {{cite book |last1=Maginley |first1=Charles D. |last2=Collin |first2=Bernard |date=2001 |title=The Ships of Canada's Marine Services |publisher=Vanwell Publishing Limited |location=St. Catharines, Ontario |isbn=1-55125-070-5}}
- {{cite book |editor-first=Stephen |editor-last=Saunders |date=2004 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Alexandria, Virginia |isbn=0-7106-2623-1}}
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