CCGS Captain Molly Kool

Docked in St. John's Harbour in 2023
History
Sweden
NameVidar Viking
OwnerTrans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore
Port of registry
BuilderHavyard Leirvik, Leirvik, Norway
Yard number284[2]
Laid down14 December 1999[2]
Launched25 November 2000[2]
Completed16 February 2001[2]
In service2001–2018
FateSold to Canada in 2018
Canada
NameCCGS Captain Molly Kool
NamesakeMolly Kool
OwnerCanadian Coast Guard
Acquired14 December 2018
Commissioned30 May 2019
In service2019–present
HomeportCCG Base St John's (Newfoundland and Labrador Region)
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[2]
TypeIcebreaker, Anchor handling tug supply vessel
Tonnage
Displacement6,872 tons (maximum)
Length83.7 m (275 ft)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draught
  • 6.5 m (21 ft) (icebreaking)
  • 7.22 m (24 ft) (maximum)
Depth8.5 m (28 ft)
Ice classDNV ICE-10 Icebreaker
Installed power
  • 2 × MaK 8M32 (2 × 3,840 kW)
  • 2 × MaK 6M32 (2 × 2,880 kW)[3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (service)[3]
  • 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 1 m (3 ft) level ice
Crew23
General characteristics (after conversion)[4][5][6]
TypeMedium icebreaker (CCG)
Ice class
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (service)
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km; 13,000 mi)
Endurance42 days
Crew19 (9 officers, 10 crew)
NotesOtherwise same as above

CCGS Captain Molly Kool is a Canadian Coast Guard converted medium class icebreaker.[8] She was originally built as an icebreaking anchor handling tug Vidar Viking for Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore in 2001.[9][10] The vessel was acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard in August 2018 and was commissioned in May of the next year after refit.[11] She is named after the Canadian sailor, Molly Kool.

CCGS Captain Molly Kool has two sister vessels, CCGS Jean Goodwill and CCGS Vincent Massey, both of which are converted offshore vessels.

  1. ^ "Vidar Viking (9199646)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Captain Molly Kool (21805)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Vidar Viking (9199646)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Icebreakers Backgrounder". Canada.ca. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Project RESOLUTE Briefing" (PDF). Davie.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ "CCGS Captain Molly Kool". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Feature: A Canadian Coast Guard upgrade". Drydock. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ Coast Guard takes possession of new icebreaker named after pioneer Molly Kool CTV News 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  9. ^ "AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Vidar Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  11. ^ Canada's Icebreakers Ships Monthly March 2019 page 6