CCGS Arpatuuq

For other ships or projects referred to as polar icebreakers or Polar-class icebreakers, see polar icebreaker (disambiguation).

Conceptual rendering of the future CCGS Arpatuuq
History
Canada
NameArpatuuq[2]
NamesakeAkpatok Island
OwnerGovernment of Canada
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
BuilderSeaspan Shipyards
CostC$8.5 billion (2024 estimate for two vessels)[3]
Yard number198
Completed2030 (planned)
HomeportSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[1]
General characteristics [4][5]
TypeIcebreaker
Displacement26,036 t (25,625 long tons)[6]
Length158.2 m (519 ft 0 in)
Beam28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Draught10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Ice classPolar Class 2 Icebreaker(+)[7]
Installed power
PropulsionDiesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units and one shaft, 34 MW (45,600 hp) (combined)
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (cruise)
  • 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 2.5 m (8.2 ft) ice and 30 cm (12 in) snow
RangeOver 26,200 nmi (48,500 km; 30,200 mi) in Sea State 3
Endurance
  • 25 days (full power)
  • 270 days (logistical)
Crew
  • 60 (core crew)
  • 40 (program personnel)
Aircraft carried2 × medium-lift helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar

CCGS Arpatuuq (Inuktitut: [aʁpatuːq]) is a future Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker that will be built under the Polar Icebreaker Project as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The ship was initially expected to join the fleet by 2017 but has been significantly delayed and is now expected by 2030.[8]

The ship was originally to be named CCGS John G. Diefenbaker after John G. Diefenbaker, Canada's 13th prime minister whose government that founded the Canadian Coast Guard in 1962, but the new name was announced on 19 August 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Mullowney, Tara (4 March 2008). "Feds fall short". Southern Gazette. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2021. ...and $720 million in funding for the Coast Guard will translate into a polar class ice-breaker that will be based in Newfoundland..."This is a bigger boat, so you can add to that."
  2. ^ a b "Working with the North, for the North". Government of Canada. Canadian Coast Guard. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ Creighton, Mark; Kho, Albert (28 June 2024). "The Polar Icebreaker Project: 2024 Update". Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ Newbury, Scott; McGreer, Dan (October 2014). "Vessel report: Polar icebreaker" (PDF). Marine Technology. pp. 68–71. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Aker Arctic provides ice expertise for Canadian Polar Icebreaker". Aker Arctic. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Seaspan Shipyards Unveils Digital Model of Canada's Heavy Polar Icebreaker". Seaspan. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "LR to class versatile icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard". Lloyd's Register. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Arctic icebreaker delayed as Tories prioritize supply ships". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2021.