CCGS Cape Caution

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Coastguard Flag of Canada.svgCanada
NameCape Caution
Operator Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario
Builder Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia
Yard number8266000
Launched2004
HomeportCCG Base Powell River, Victoria, British Columbia - Pacific Region
Identification MMSI number: 316005337
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Cape-class motor lifeboat
Tonnage33.8  GT
Length14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Beam4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
Draught1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi)
Endurance1 day
Complement4

CCGS Cape Caution is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape-class motor lifeboat. [1] The ship was built at the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver, and is stationed at Powell River, British Columbia.

Design

Like all Cape-class motor lifeboats, Cape Caution has a displacement of 20 short tons (18 t), a total length of 47 feet 11 inches (14.61 m) and a beam of 14 feet (4.3 m). [2] Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught length of 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m). It contains two, computer-operated Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines, providing a combined 900 shaft horsepower (670 kW). It has two 28-by-36-inch (710 mm × 910 mm) four-blade propellers, and its complement is four crew members and five passengers. [2]

The lifeboat has a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and a cruising speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of 400 US gallons (1,500 l; 330 imp gal) and ranges of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) when cruising. [2] Cape Caution is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) and wave heights of 30 feet (9.1 m). It can tow ships with displacements of up to 150 tonnes (170 short tons) and can withstand 60-knot (110 km/h; 69 mph) winds and 20-foot (6.1 m)-high breaking waves. [2]

Communication options include Raytheon 152 HF-SSB and Motorola Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system. [2] 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. [2]

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References

  1. Dan Bate (2005-09-15). "Paul Steckle Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Search and Rescue Cutter Thunder Cape in Goderich Ontario". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Motor Life Boat 47-Foot MLB: International Affairs (CG-DCO-I)". United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.