CCGS Kelso

CCGS Kelso is a scientific research vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard from CGS Base Burlington in the Central and Arctic Region of Canada.[1][2][3] She was commissioned on September 8, 2009, by Terence Young, Member of Parliament for Oakville, at the Canadian Centre of Inland Waters in Burlington. The vessel was built by ABCO Industries Lunenburg Shipyard to replace the retiring CCGS Shark. The ship is named for the late Dr John Kelso, [4] a noted scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the parent department for the Coast Guard.

CCGS Kelso in the Welland Canal
History
Canada
Name	Kelso
Namesake	Dr. John Kelso, late Fisheries and Oceans scientist
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry	Ottawa, Ontario
Builder	ABCO Industries Lunenburg Shipyard of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Commissioned	2009
In service	2009-present
Homeport	CCG Base Burlington, Ontario - Central and Arctic Region
Identification	MMSI number: 316014339 Callsign: CG8081
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Near-shore fishery research vessel
Displacement	32 tonnes (35.27 short tons)
Length	17.95 m (58 ft 11 in)
Beam	5.24 m (17 ft 2 in)
Draft	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × Volvo D-12, 500 hp (370 kW) diesel engines
Speed	16.2 knots (30.0 km/h) maximum
Complement	12 (3 crew and 10 seats for science crew)

She is classed as a "Near Shore Fisheries Research Vessel"[1] and intended for use in running trawls, box core sampling, bottom sampling and sampling for water quality analysis.[3] This vessel has a maximum speed of 16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) and a cruising speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). The Kelso has a fuel capacity of 2,848 litres (626 imp gal; 752 US gal) and water capacity of 500 litres (110 imp gal; 130 US gal).[3] She can seat ten passengers, in addition to her crew of three. She replaced CCGS Shark.[5]