| CCGH 045 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | CCGH 045 |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, UK |
| Yard number: | SR-N6-45 |
| Commissioned: | 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 1998 |
| In service: | 1969-1998 |
| Homeport: | CCG Station Sea Island, Richmond, BC |
| Identification: | CH-CGD |
| Status: | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | SR.N6 |
| Type: | hovercraft |
| Displacement: | 10.9 tons |
| Length: | 17.78 metres |
| Beam: | 7.97 metres |
| Height: | 6.32 m (on cushion) |
| Draft: | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 1 Rolls-Royce Gnome turboprop turbine engines 1050 horsepower for lift and propulsion driving single three-bladed variable pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 50 knots (93 km/h) |
| Range: | 170 mi (270 km) at 30 knots |
| Endurance: | 0.333 days |
| Capacity: | 58 seated passengers |
| Complement: | 61 |
CCGH 045 is a former Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft that had been based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
045 is a SR.N6 model built by British Hovercraft Corporation and commissioned by the Canadian Coast Guard in 1969.
The primary missions of CCGH 045 was performing search and rescue missions in the Fraser River delta and its navigable tributaries, as well as the Georgia Strait. Occasionally the CCGH 045 performed navigation aid maintenance. The hovercraft was assigned to the Pacific Region base CCG Station Sea Island in Richmond, BC.
The Coast Guard's other SR.N6 (SR-N6-39) hovercraft, CCGH 039, was decommissioned in 1998 for use as a parts supply for the CCGH 045.
Both 045 and 039 were replaced by the newer British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 in 1998.
See also[]
The Canadian Coast Guard's other air cushion craft includes:
The original article can be found at CCGH 045 and the edit history here.