| CCGS Vector | |
|---|---|
 CCGS Vector entering Vancouver's harbour. | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
| Name: | CCGS Vector |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipyards, Victoria, BC |
| Yard number: | 328079 |
| Commissioned: | 1967 |
| In service: | 1967-present |
| Refit: | 1985 |
| Homeport: | CGS Base Patricia Bay, Sidney, British Columbia - Pacific Region |
| Identification: | CGBW |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Hydrographic Survey Vessel |
| Displacement: | 515 tonnes (567.69 short tons) |
| Length: | 39.74 m (130 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | DieselCaterpillar 3208 engines |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) |
| Endurance: | 20 days |
| Complement: | 12 |
The CCGS Vector is a Hydrographic Survey Vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard.[1]
She was built in 1965 in Yarrows Shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia and is stationed at Canadian Coast Guard Base Patricia Bay in Sidney, British Columbia. The survey vessel is staffed by a crew of twelve.
CGS Base Patricia Bay[]
Most ships at this base are research vessels including:
- CCGS Revisor - research vessel
- CCGS John P. Tully
- CCGS W. E. Ricker - research vessel
- CCGS Gordon Reid - SAR
References[]
- ↑ "Fleet: CCGS Vector". Canadian Coast Guard. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccg-gcc.gc.ca%2Feng%2FFleet%2FVessels%3Fid%3D969&date=2009-09-14.
The original article can be found at CCGS Vector and the edit history here.