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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Westport |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 820275 |
| Commissioned: | 1997 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Westport, Nova Scotia - Maritime Region |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class motor lifeboat |
| Tonnage: | 43 GT |
| Length: | 15.77 m (51.7 ft) |
| Beam: | 5.18 m (17.0 ft) |
| Draft: | 1.25 m (4.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Caterpillar 3408 TA diesel engines, 704 hp (525 kW) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
CCGS Westport is a Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue vessel homeported in Westport, Nova Scotia.[1]
She is a Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class motor lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom 15.77-metre (51.7 ft) Arun-class design.[1] She entered service in 1997.[2]
Westport is staffed by a crew of four and allows rescued persons to survive one day before help arrives.
See also
Westport is one of ten Arun-class lifeboats operated by the Canadian Coast Guard:
- CCGS Sambro - one of two lifeboat operating out of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
- CCGS Clark's Harbour - same class of boat operating out of Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia.
References
- ^ a b "CCGS Westport". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Coast Guard's newest lifeboat to be christened". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002.