CCGS Henry Larsen
 Henry Larsen in St. John's Harbour, 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Henry Larsen |
| Namesake: | Henry Larsen RCMP ship captain and arctic explorer |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa,Ontario |
| Builder: | Versatile Pacific Shipyards Limited, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Yard number: | 808731 |
| Commissioned: | 1987 |
| In service: | 1987-present |
| Refit: | 2000 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador Region) |
| Identification: | CGHL |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | T1200-class Medium Arctic Icebreaker |
| Displacement: | 6,166 tons |
| Length: | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 19.6 m (64 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class: | Arctic Class 4 |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric - 2 × GE AC and 3 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V32 |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range: | 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Endurance: | 65 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 31 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar |
CCGS Henry Larsen is a Canadian Coast Guard T1200-class Medium Arctic icebreaker serving in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region and based in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
Design
Classified as a Medium Gulf/River Icebreaker by the Canadian Coast Guard, the vessel is named after Henry Larsen, the commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel St. Roch which was the first vessel to traverse the Northwest Passage in a single season.
The Canadian Coast Guard has two vessels in their "Heavy Icebreaker" class, and four in the "Medium Gulf/River Icebreaker" class. These are their only vessels capable of year-round operation in the high Arctic. These vessels all have a helicopter hangar and can carry and maintain a Bo 105 helicopter, which is used for logistical purposes, as well as ice-spotting, and search and rescue.
Service history
A 2004 voyage of this vessel is the subject of the documentary film Ice Breaker. In 2008 Discovery Channel filmed an episode of Mighty Ships on Henry Larsen as she did an ice patrol around Notre Dame Bay in Newfoundland.
In September 2009 Henry Larsen participated in a training exercise with the Danish vessels HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen and HDMS Hvidbjørnen.[2]
On 7 July 2015, it was announced that Henry Larsen would undergo a $16 million refit at Davie Yards Incorporated in Lauzon, Quebec.[3]
References
- ↑ Edward Lundquist (2011-02-16). "What do Icebreaker sailors worry about? Overheating!". Maritime Propulsion. Archived from the original on 2011-02-20.
The ship can operate on just one of its three Wärtsilä VASA 16v32 engines, and then add a second or third engine as the thickness of the ice warrants. Thicker ice requires more power, but that means the engines will require more cooling. Even in such a cold environment, however, cooling those engines can be problematic.
- ↑ "Update: Denmark's Arctic Assets and Canada's Response — Northern Deployment 2009: Danish Navy & CCG in the High Arctic". Canadian American Strategic Review. September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12.
- ↑ "Davie Shipbuilding gets a decent contract". Life in Quebec. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External links
- , CCG's pages
- , specs
- Ice Breaker documentary at the IMDb
- Ice Breaker documentary home page