| CCGS Sora | |
|---|---|
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| Career (Canada) |  |
| Name: | CCGS Sora |
| Operator: |
Canadian Coast Guard Toronto Fire Services (City of Toronto) |
| Builder: | Canadian Dredge & Dock Limited, Kingston, Ontario |
| Commissioned: | 1982 |
| Recommissioned: | 2005 with Toronto Fire Services |
| Decommissioned: | 2005 from CGS |
| In service: | 1982-present |
| Struck: | 2005 |
| Homeport: |
CCG Base Amherstburg, Ontario 1982-2005 Toronto Fire Services Station 334: 2005-present |
| Fate: | Transferred as reserve ship for the Toronto Fire Services |
| Status: | Active service with Toronto Fire Services |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Multiple Task Utility Craft |
| Tonnage: | 21 gross tons |
| Length: | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Range: | 300 nautical miles (560 km) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 3 |
CCGS Sora was a 12.5m Small Multi Task Utility Craft in the Canadian Coast Guard. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode.
Career with Canadian Coast Guard[]
During her career with the Canadian Coast Guard, Sora was a search and rescue boat along the Detroit River and wstern Lake Erie.[1]
Her task included:
- towing disabled/grounded light watercraft
- medical evacuation calls
- searching for missing vessels or aircraft over water
The vessel is not ice class and did not operated between December and April.[1]
Transfer to Toronto Fire[]
She was declared surplus in late 2005 and sold to the Toronto Fire Services in 2006 by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. It is a back-up fireboat for William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat).
See also[]
Other utility ships in CCG:
- CCGS Waubuno
- CCGS Bittern
- CCGS CG 119
- CCGS Mallard
- CCGS Osprey
- CCGS Skua
- CCGS Sterne
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The original article can be found at CCGS Sora and the edit history here.