CCGS Vincent Massey

As Tor Viking II
History
Sweden
Name
  • Tor Viking (2000–2003)
  • Tor Viking II (2003–2017)
  • Tor Viking (2017–2018)
Owner
Port of registry
Ordered1 October 1998[2]
BuilderHavyard Leirvik A.S., Leirvik, Norway[2]
Yard number282[2]
Laid down1 January 1999[2]
Launched20 November 1999[2]
Completed1 March 2000[2]
In service2000–2018
FateSold to Canada in 2018
Canada
NameVincent Massey
NamesakeCharles Vincent Massey
OwnerCanadian Coast Guard
Acquired17 October 2022[4]
Commissioned11 September 2023[5]
IdentificationIMO number: 9199622[3]
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[2]
TypeIcebreaker, AHTS
Tonnage
Length83.7 m (274 ft 7 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught
  • 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in) (icebreaking)
  • 7.242 m (23 ft 9.1 in) (maximum)
Depth8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Ice classDNV ICE-10 Icebreaker
Installed power
  • 2 × MaK 8M32 (2 × 3,840 kW)
  • 2 × MaK 6M32 (2 × 2,880 kW)[6]
PropulsionTwo ducted controllable pitch propellers
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (service)[6]
Crew23
General characteristics (after conversion)[7][8][9]
TypeMedium icebreaker (CCG)
Ice class
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (service)
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi)
Endurance42 days
Crew19 (9 officers, 10 crew)
NotesOtherwise same as above; data for CCGS Captain Molly Kool

CCGS Vincent Massey is an icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) converted to a medium class icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. She was originally built as Tor Viking for Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS in 2000 and has also traded under the name Tor Viking II. The vessel was sold to Canada in 2018 and was initially expected to enter service in summer 2020 following a refit.[11] However, the conversion work was delayed and the vessel was delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard in October 2022 and dedicated to service in September 2023.[4][5]

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

  1. ^ "Tor Viking (9199646)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Vincent Massey (21779)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Tor Viking (9199622)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vincent Massey joins the icebreaker fleet". Canadian Coast Guard. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Canadian Coast Guard celebrates the dedication of the CCGS Vincent Massey". Government of Canada. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Tor Viking (9199646)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Icebreakers Backgrounder". Canada.ca. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Project RESOLUTE Briefing" (PDF). Davie.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ^ "CCGS Captain Molly Kool". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Feature: A Canadian Coast Guard upgrade". Drydock. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ^ Pugliese, David (30 April 2019). "Davie awarded refit contract for Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 1 May 2019.