CCGS Ernest Lapointe
CCGS Ernest Lapointe was a Canadian Coast Guard light icebreaker that served for 37 years. Completed in 1941, Ernest Lapointe was taken out of service in 1978. The ship was active along the East Coast of Canada and in the Saint Lawrence River. In 1980, the vessel was turned into a museum ship in Quebec.
Former CCGS Ernest Lapointe serving as a museum ship | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Ernest Lapointe |
| Namesake | Ernest Lapointe |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry | Montreal, Quebec |
| Ordered | 1939 |
| Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
| Yard number | 514 |
| Launched | 25 November 1939 |
| Completed | February 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 1978 |
| Homeport | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Identification | IMO number: 5105829 |
| Status | Museum ship since 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Light icebreaker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 1,675 long tons (1,702 t) full load |
| Length | 172 ft (52.4 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
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