CCGS Cape Fox
CCGS Cape Fox is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape-class motor lifeboats. She and a sister vessel, CCGS Cape Norman, serve the northern coast of Newfoundland. Her home port is Lark Harbour.
Sister ship CCGS Cape Sutil at Port Hardy | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Cape Fox |
| Namesake | Cape Fox |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia |
| Yard number | 824504 |
| Christened | 2008 |
| Homeport | CCG Base Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Identification | MMSI number: 316002527 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cape-class motor lifeboat |
| Tonnage |
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| 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) cruise |
| Range | 200 nmi (370 km) |
| Endurance | 1 day |
| Complement | 4 |
Cape Fox and Cape Norman were built in 2002 at Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia. 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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