CCGS John Cabot (2020)

CCGS John Cabot is a Canadian Coast Guard offshore fisheries research ship.[1] The vessel was constructed in 2020 by Vancouver Shipyards, operated by Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] It is named after John Cabot, an Italian explorer. John Cabot's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]

For other ships with the same name, see CCGS John Cabot and John Cabot (ship).
History
Canada
NameJohn Cabot
NamesakeJohn Cabot
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Port of registryOttawa, Ontario
BuilderVancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver
Launched3 July 2020
In service2020–present
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length63.4 m (208 ft 0 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Ice classPolar Class 7
PropulsionDiesel electric 3 × Caterpillar-3512 engine, 2,250 kW (3,020 hp)
Speed
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (cruise)
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (maximum)
Range6,400 nmi (11,900 km; 7,400 mi)
Endurance31 days
Complement23

History

In June 2023, John Cabot participated in the search for the OceanGate Titan submersible. It stayed on to support the recovery of the wreckage of the Titan submersible implosion.[4][5]

References
  1. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. "Vessel - CCG Fleet : CCGS John Cabot". Canadian Coast Guard. Government of Canada.
  2. Carla Wilson (13 January 2021). "Canadian Coast Guard's John Cabot, new scientific ship, on its way to East Coast". Times Colonist.
  3. Keelan Green (9 October 2020). "Seaspan Shipyards Delivers CCGS John Cabot, Completing First Class of Ships under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy". Seaspan Shipyards.
  4. Joshua Chong (23 June 2023). "What we still don't know about the 'catastrophic implosion' that downed the missing Titanic sub". The Toronto Star.
  5. "Ships return as Titan sub recovery operations begin to wind down". RTÉ. AFP. 24 June 2023.
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