CCGS Westport

Vessel similar to CCGS Westport
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	MMSI number: 316001892 Callsign: CG2388
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

1. "CCGS Westport". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
2. "Coast Guard's newest lifeboat to be christened". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002.