CFAV Glendale (YTB 641)

	Glendale and Glendyne at CFB Esquimalt with Fisgard Lighthouse in background
History
Name	Glendale
Builder	Yarrow Shipyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia
Launched	1975
Acquired	16 September 1975
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	MMSI number: 316021279; Callsign: CGQD;
Status	in active service, as of 2017
General characteristics
Class and type	Glen class tugboat
Displacement	250 long tons (254 t)
Length	28.95 m (95 ft 0 in)
Beam	9.29 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2 × Ruston-Paxman diesel engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW); 2 × Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	6-10
Armament	None
Notes	Bollard pull : 19 tons

CFAV Glendale (YTB 641) is a Glen class naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Built at Yarrow Shipyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia and launched in 1975, the ship was delivered on 16 September 1975. Attached to Maritime Forces Pacific, the ship is based at CFB Esquimalt.[1]

References

"Directory of tugs of the Glen class" (PDF). www.jvds-marcol.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

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