| Quest-class Oceanographic Research Ship | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Builders: | Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver, Canada |
| Operators: |
 Royal Canadian Navy |
| In commission: | 1969 |
| Building: | 1 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,130 tons |
| Length: | 76 metres m |
| Beam: | 12.6 metres m |
| Draught: | 4.8 metres m |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric, twin shaft, twin rudder, 2 – 10 cyl. Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 diesels driving 2 – GE electric motors |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi @ 12 knots, 35 days |
| Complement: | 55 |
| Armament: | none |
| Aircraft carried: | none |
| Aviation facilities: | small helicopter deck - converted to rear crane platform |
CFAV Quest (AGOR) is an oceangraphic research/acoustic vessel used by the Royal Canadian Navy and Defence Research and Development Canada. It was one of two research vessels used by the Navy, but it is now the sole ship in the fleet. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Quest's crew are civilian members of the Department of National Defence (Canada) and the ship is classified as an auxiliary vessel (CFAV).
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