CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent

	The icebreaker and flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent under way in Halifax Harbour, escorted by CFAV Glenside in the foreground.
History
Canada
Name	Louis S. St-Laurent
Namesake	Louis St. Laurent
Owner	Government of Canada
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry	Ottawa, Ontario
Route	Atlantic coastline and eastern Arctic
Builder	Canadian Vickers, Montreal
Launched	3 June 1966
Commissioned	1969
In service	1969–present
Refit	1988–1993 (Halifax Shipyards); 2000;
Homeport	CCG Base St. John's, NL (Newfoundland and Labrador Region)
Identification	IMO number: 6705937; Call sign: CGBN; MMSI number: 316165000;
Status	in active service
General characteristics (after refit)
Type	Heavy Icebreaker
Tonnage	11,345 GT; 3,403 NT; 4,640 DWT;
Displacement	15,324 tons (full)
Length	119.8 m (393.04 ft)
Beam	24.38 m (79.99 ft)
Draught	9.91 m (32.51 ft)
Depth	16.3 m (53.48 ft)
Ice class	Polar Class 4
Installed power	5 × Krupp MaK 16M453C (5 × 5,880 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric (AC/DC); Three shafts (3 × 6,714 kW); Three fixed-pitch propellers;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	23,000 nautical miles (43,000 km)
Endurance	205 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 × Zodiac Hurricane RHIB; 2 × workboat/lifeboat; 1 × LCM barge;
Complement	46
Aircraft carried	2 × Bell 429

CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent (French: NGCC Louis S. St-Laurent) is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) heavy icebreaker. Louis S. St-Laurent's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the largest icebreaker and flagship of the CCG.

The ship is named after Louis St. Laurent, who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957.

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