 CCGS Cape Norman, based at Port aux Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Cape Norman |
| Namesake | Cape Norman |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia |
| Christened | 2005 |
| Commissioned | 2005 |
| Homeport | CCG Base Port au Choix and Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cape-class motor lifeboat |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel electric engines, 675 kW (905 hp) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) cruise |
| Range | 200 nmi (370 km) |
| Complement | 4 |
CCGS Cape Norman is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape-class motor lifeboats.[1][2] She and a sister vessel, CCGS Cape Fox, serve the northern coast of Newfoundland. Her home port is Port aux Choix.[3] She and Cape Fox were built in 2002 at Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia.[3][4] The two vessels were shipped from Vancouver to New York City aboard another vessel, where they proceeded under their own power.
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Susan Goodyear (2005-06-27). "Vessel Commissionings in Port au Choix and Lark Harbour". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
Both CCGS Cape Norman and CCGS Cape Fox operate from May to October on 30-minute state of readiness with 24 hours a day, seven days a week coverage. The CCGS Cape Norman's primary area of operation is from Cow Head north to Cape Bauld along the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. The CCGS Cape Fox's area of operation is from Port aux Basques north to Cow Head.
- ^ Carol Bond (2008-07-28). "CCGS Cape Fox / CCGS Cape Norman". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12.
- ^ a b "Fleet: CCGS Cape Fox". Canadian Coast Guard. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.
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"Careers". Canadian Coast Guard. 2009-02-25. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28.
One interesting story I have seen in my job experience is about the journey of two vessels, the Cape Fox and Cape Norman. They are two 47' motor life boats weighing approximately 34 tonnes and were built by Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia. These two vessels were actually loaded into another ship on Vancouver Island and then the ship sailed though the Panama Canal to the Port of New York, the reason for this being that the ship could not unload in a Canadian port due to regulations. These two vessels (Cape Fox and Cape Norman) actually sailed under their own power to Dartmouth and then eventually to Newfoundland and Labrador. This was quite a long and interesting journey for these two little vessels!