CCGS Cape Roger

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Coastguard Flag of Canada.svgCanada
NameCape Roger
Namesake Cape Roger
Owner Government of Canada
Operator Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario
Builder Ferguson Industries Ltd., Pictou
Yard number201
Launched12 June 1976
CommissionedAugust 1977
In service1977–present
Refit1996
HomeportCCG Base St. John's
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Cape Roger-class fisheries patrol vessel
Tonnage
  • 1,255  GT
  • 357  NT
Displacement1,465 long tons (1,489  t) full load
Length62.5 m (205 ft 1 in)
Beam12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power3,278  kW (4,396  bhp)
Propulsion2 × Polar Nohab 12-cylinder diesel engines
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance31 days
Complement19
Armament2 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns

CCGS Cape Roger [lower-alpha 1] is the lead ship of the Cape Roger-class fisheries patrol vessels operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1977 and was assigned to monitor the Atlantic fisheries. During the Turbot War, Cape Roger took part in the detainment of the Spanish fishing trawler Estai. The ship is currently in service.

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Design and description

Cape Roger is 62.5 metres (205 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in) and a draught of 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in). [1] The ship has a fully loaded displacement of 1,465 long tons (1,489  t ), a gross tonnage (GT) of 1,255 and a 357  net tonnage  (NT). [1] [2] The ship is propelled by two Polar Nohab F212V 12-cylinder geared diesel engines driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow thrusters creating 3,278 kilowatts (4,396  hp ). This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). Cape Roger carries 398.00 m3 (87,550 imp gal) of diesel fuel giving the vessel a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and can stay at sea for up to 31 days. [1]

The ship was equipped with a flight deck located over the stern of the vessel and was capable of landing operations for one light helicopter. Cape Roger was initially fitted with a hangar. [2] [3] In 2011, the hangar was removed and replaced with a workshop and the flight deck was modified and is capable only of helicopter hoisting. [1] The patrol vessel is armed with two 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine guns. [2] The ship has a complement of 19, with 8 officers and 11 crew. The vessel has 23 spare berths. [1]

Construction and career

The vessel was built at Ferguson Industries Ltd., Pictou, Nova Scotia with the yard number 201 and launched on 12 June 1976. [4] Named for a cape on the western side of Placentia Bay on the island of Newfoundland, the ship was commissioned into the Canadian Coast Guard in August 1977. [4] [5] Cape Roger is registered in Ottawa, Ontario, but is homeported at CCG Base St. John's in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] The ship is used to monitor the Atlantic Canada fisheries, primarily those on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. [5]

In 1993, Cape Roger and CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell were sent to track the Sea Shepherd vessel Cleveland Amory, which had chased the Cuban fishing trawler Rio Las Casas from the Grand Banks. With Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers embarked, Cape Roger boarded Cleveland Amory and detained the ship. Paul Watson was forced to sell Cleveland Amory to pay the fines for the incident. [6] In June 1994, Cape Roger was among the Coast Guard vessels sent to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks after Canada claimed jurisdiction over the fishing in the area in what became known as the Turbot War. On 9 March 1995, the Coast Guard sent several vessels to detain the Spanish fishing trawler Estai. Cape Roger was given the job of closing with Estai and allowing the RCMP and Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel to board the fishing trawler. The operation was successful and Estai was detained. [7] The patrol vessel underwent a mid-life modernization at Shelburne Marine, Shelburne in 1996. [2] On 3 October 1997, the small freighter Vanessa sent a distress signal which two merchants responded to, recovering nine survivors the next day. Cape Roger arrived on scene and recovered four bodies and one more survivor. [8]

In 2011 Cape Roger underwent a $12 million refit. [9] During this refit the flight deck and hangar were modified. [1] In September 2016, Cape Roger took part in the search for survivors of the Pop's Pride fishing trawler sinking off the coast of Newfoundland. [10] In December 2018, Cape Roger, along with HMCS Glace Bay, HMCS Summerside, a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and a United States Coast Guard took part in the rescue of four crew of the 15 m (49 ft 3 in) sailboat Makena which had been disabled 240 nautical miles (440 km; 280 mi) south of Newfoundland. [11]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Cape Roger". Canadian Coast Guard. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Saunders 2004, p. 99.
  3. ↑ Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 225.
  4. 1 2 Miramar Ship Index.
  5. 1 2 "CCGS Cape Roger". Canadian Coast Guard. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Maginley 2003, p. 194.
  7. ↑ Maginley 2003, p. 195.
  8. ↑ Maginley 2003, p. 156.
  9. ↑ "Minister tours Cape Roger in St. John's". The Southern Gazette. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Mullaley, Rosie (8 September 2016). "Search for lost fishermen now a recovery mission". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Quon, Alexander (17 December 2018). "Four crew rescued from disabled sailboat off coast of Nova Scotia". Global News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

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