CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V.

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NameCCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V.
Operator Canadian Coast Guard
Builder Halifax Shipyard, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down13 July 2012
Launched13 September 2013
Completed26 October 2013
In service2013-2018
Out of service2018-present
Identification IMO number:  9586083
StatusDry docked due to damage sustained in shipyard during retrofit in 2018
General characteristics
Class and type Hero-class patrol vessel
Tonnage
Length42.8 m (140 ft 5 in)
Beam7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range2,000  nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance2 weeks
Complement9
Sensors and
processing systems
Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT (X and S-bands)

CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. is the sixth vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard's Hero-class patrol vessels. The ship entered service in 2013, tasked with enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's nautical borders. The ship was the subject of sabotage in 2018 and is still awaiting repair as CCG has yet to decide what to do with the ship. [1]

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Description

Based on Damen Stan's Patrol 4207 design, the patrol vessel measures 42.8 metres (140 ft 5 in) long overall with a beam of 7 metres (23 ft 0 in) and a draught of 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in). The ship is constructed of steel and aluminum and has a 253  gross tonnage  (GT) and a 75  net tonnage  (NT). The ship is propelled by two controllable pitch propellers driven by two MTU 4000M geared diesel engines rated at 4,992 kilowatts (6,694  hp ). The patrol vessel is also equipped with two Northern Lights M1066 generators and one Northern Lights M1064 emergency generator. The vessel has a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). Corporal McLaren M.M.V. has a fuel capacity of 34 m3 (7,500 imp gal) giving the vessel a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and an endurance of 14 days. The ship has a complement of nine with five officers and four crew and has five additional berths. [2] [3] The ship is equipped with Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT navigational radar operating on the X and S-bands. [2]

Construction and career

The sixth vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard's Hero class was laid down on 13 July 2012 by Halifax Shipyard at Halifax, Nova Scotia with the yard number 6099. [3] The vessel was named Corporal McLaren M.M.V. for the soldier Mark Robert McLaren of the Canadian Army who was killed in the War in Afghanistan [4] and displayed valour for which he was awarded the Medal of Military Valour. [2] The ship was launched on 13 September 2013. [3] The patrol vessel was completed on 26 October 2013 and entered service that year. [2] [3]

Corporal McLaren M.M.V. is registered in Ottawa, Ontario and based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The patrol vessel is used primarily for enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's nautical borders. [5] In May 2016 Corporal McLaren M.M.V. was taken out of service to address corrosion on stern plates. [6]

While undergoing a refit at Sambro, Nova Scotia, on 17 November 2018 Corporal McLaren M.M.V. was released from the vessel's cradle, allegedly due to vandalism. The vessel slid down the slip and lay partially submerged in the water, though the damage was light. [7] [8] The ship was refloated on 26 November 2018 and taken to a dock in Sambro where the full extent of the damage was assessed. [9] In the aftermath, the Canadian Coast Guard cut ties with Canadian Maritime Engineering, the shipyard performing the repair work at the time of the sabotage. The Government of Canada budgeted CAD$11 million for the repair of Corporal McLaren M.M.V. with no timeline on the vessel's return to service. [10]

Citations

  1. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ottawa-awards-docking-contract-to-same-company-its-suing-for-negligence-over-damaged-coast-guard-ship
  2. 1 2 3 4 Canadian Coast Guard.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Miramar Ship Index.
  4. "Corporal Mark Robert McLaren". Project Heroes. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. "New vessels ordered for Canadian Coast Guard". Marine Log. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009.
  6. Lantz, Bruce (10 June 2016). "Rusting stern plates sideline Coast Guard patrol vessel". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. "Coast Guard ship partially submerged after slipping off cradle at N.S. shipyard". CBC News. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. Patil, Anjuli (19 November 2018). "Shipyard to boost security after coast guard ship targeted by vandals". CBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Crews re-float sabotaged coast guard ship in Nova Scotia fishing village". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. Quon, Alexander (9 January 2020). "Ottawa budgets $11 million for sabotaged Canadian Coast Guard vessel to be repaired". Global News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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