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Conducted the first purely commercial Maritime Fur Trade voyage between the Pacific Northwest and China; first British ship to visit the Northwest Coast since Captain Cook. [12] 1785 Hanna's two voyages were on different ships but both were named Sea Otter. [12] Sea Otter (II) James Hanna [12] snow [41] 120 tons, [12] or 100 tons. [41] Britain
The new Protecteur class of ships will be based on the German Berlin-class replenishment ship. The commercial containership MV Asterix is currently in service as a fleet supply vessel, to meet operational requirements until the two new Protecteur-class auxiliary vessels are completed. [27] [28]
HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) is the second Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The class was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship project as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions.
During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots (117 km/h; 72 mph), making her the fastest unarmed warship in the world at the time. The vessel was originally built from 1960 to 1967 for the Royal Canadian Navy , as a project for the testing of anti-submarine warfare technology on an ocean-going hydrofoil.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) maintains a fleet of sea- and lake-going vessels, hovercraft, and aircraft. The variety of equipment allows the CCG to perform its mandated functions of navaids and sea-going transportation management, search and rescue, marine pollution response and the support of other Canadian federal authorities.
This gives the vessels a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h). The Hero class have a diesel fuel capacity of 34.00 m 3 (7,480 imp gal), a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) and can stay at sea for up to 14 days. [2] The vessels are equipped with two RHIBs launched by a single Allied Marine TB10-23 davit.
Ottawa is the twelfth and final ship of the Halifax class that were built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name HMCS Ottawa. The first three were named for the Ottawa River. This ship is the first named for Canada's national capital, the City of Ottawa.
The group, designated CTF 215, participated in naval exercises with US and British vessels in the Caribbean Sea. [5] [6] In February 1951, Ontario sailed to Australia, taking part in joint naval exercises with the Royal Australian Navy. On the way the ship made several port visits, returning to Canada in June. [7]