CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier
CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier is an offshore fisheries research ship of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship was ordered in 2011 as part of the Canadian National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) as a replacement for aging Canadian Coast Guard vessels. Capt. Jacques Cartier is the sister ship of CCGS Sir John Franklin and CCGS John Cabot. The ship was constructed at Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver, British Columbia and launched on 5 June 2019.
CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier docked at Ogden Point in Victoria, British Columbia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Capt. Jacques Cartier |
| Namesake | Jacques Cartier |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Canada |
| Ordered | 19 October 2011 |
| Builder | Seaspan Shipyard, North Vancouver |
| Launched | 5 June 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fisheries research vessel |
| Displacement | 3,212 t (3,161 long tons) |
| Length | 63.4 m (208 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
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