CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent

The icebreaker and flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent under way in Halifax Harbour, escorted by CFAV Glenside in the foreground.
History
Canada
NameLouis S. St-Laurent
NamesakeLouis St. Laurent
OwnerGovernment of Canada
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Port of registryOttawa, Ontario
RouteAtlantic coastline and eastern Arctic
BuilderCanadian Vickers, Montreal
Launched3 June 1966
Commissioned1969
In service1969–present
Refit
HomeportCCG Base St. John's, NL (Newfoundland and Labrador Region)
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics (after refit)[2]
TypeHeavy icebreaker (CCG)
Tonnage
Displacement15,324 tons (full)[3]
Length119.8 m (393.04 ft)
Beam24.38 m (79.99 ft)
Draught9.91 m (32.51 ft)
Depth16.3 m (53.48 ft)
Installed power5 × Krupp MaK 16M453C (5 × 5,880 kW)[5]
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric (AC/DC)
  • Three shafts (3 × 6,714 kW)
  • Three fixed-pitch propellers
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range23,000 nautical miles (43,000 km)
Endurance205 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × Zodiac Hurricane RHIB
  • 2 × workboat/lifeboat
  • 1 × LCM barge
Complement46
Aircraft carried2 × Bell 429

CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent (French: NGCC Louis S. St-Laurent) is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) heavy icebreaker. Louis S. St-Laurent's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[6] She is the largest icebreaker and flagship of the CCG.[7]

The ship is named after Louis St. Laurent, who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957.

  1. ^ a b "Louis S. St-Laurent (6705937)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. ^ "CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, 1994 Arctic Ocean Section". Cold Research and Engineering Laboratory Reports. p. 10. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Vessel - CCG Fleet". Inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  5. ^ "Krupp MaK Wins $21.6-Million Retrofit Contract For Canadian Icebreaker". American Shipbuilders. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Vessel - CCG Fleet". inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Coast Guard (2022-03-08). "Maintaining the Canadian Coast Guard fleet". www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-14.