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CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555)
Career (Canada) Naval Jack of Canada
Name: Tillicum
Operator: Queen`s Harbour Master
Launched: 1990
Completed: Island Defender
Acquired: Mar 15 1997
Recommissioned: 1997 with QHM
Homeport: Esquimalt Harbour
Identification: YTM 555
General characteristics
Displacement: 140 tons
Length: 21.03m
Beam: 7.28m
Installed power: 8V149 Detroit Diesel 635bhp x 2
Propulsion: 2 × kort nozzles
Notes: Bollard pull: 16 tons

CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Queen`s Harbour Master.[1] She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.

The Queens`s Harbour Master operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tug and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.[2][3][4] The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses 4 conventional rudders for steering.

References[]

  1. "Esquimalt Harbour". Canadian Department of National Defence. 16 July 2007. http://www.navy.dnd.ca/marpac/harbour/marpac_harbour_e.asp?category=95&title=904. Retrieved 13 February 2008. "One Medium (YTM) Class tug - TILLICUM. 140 gross tonnes, fitted with twin fixed Kort Nozzles. Bollard pull 16 tons ahead; 10 tons astern..." [dead link]
  2. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080302225324/http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytl-ville.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2008. "The Kort nozzle is also used on the lone CF medium tug (CFAV Tillicum, YTM 555). Tillicum has fixed Kort nozzles with 4 conventional rudders." 
  3. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080302225329/http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytr-fire.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
  4. "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080302225319/http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytb-glen.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
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