Global InformationCCGS Captain Molly Kool information
 Docked in St. John's Harbour in 2023
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| History | |
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 Sweden | |
| Name | Vidar Viking |
| Owner | Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Havyard Leirvik, Leirvik, Norway |
| Yard number | 284[2] |
| Laid down | 14 December 1999[2] |
| Launched | 25 November 2000[2] |
| Completed | 16 February 2001[2] |
| In service | 2001–2018 |
| Fate | Sold to Canada in 2018 |
 Canada | |
| Name | CCGS Captain Molly Kool |
| Namesake | Molly Kool |
| Owner | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Acquired | 14 December 2018 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 2019 |
| In service | 2019–present |
| Homeport | CCG Base St John's (Newfoundland and Labrador Region) |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics (as built)[2] | |
| Type | Icebreaker, Anchor handling tug supply vessel |
| Tonnage |
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| Displacement | 6,872 tons (maximum) |
| Length | 83.7 m (275 ft) |
| Beam | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Draught |
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| Depth | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Ice class | DNV ICE-10 Icebreaker |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Crew | 23 |
| General characteristics (after conversion)[4][5][6] | |
| Type | Medium icebreaker (CCG) |
| Ice class |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (service) |
| Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 42 days |
| Crew | 19 (9 officers, 10 crew) |
| Notes | Otherwise same as above |
CCGS Captain Molly Kool is a Canadian Coast Guard converted medium class icebreaker.[8] She was originally built as an icebreaking anchor handling tug Vidar Viking for Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore in 2001.[9][10] The vessel was acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard in August 2018 and was commissioned in May of the next year after refit.[11] She is named after the Canadian sailor, Molly Kool.
CCGS Captain Molly Kool has two sister vessels, CCGS Jean Goodwill and CCGS Vincent Massey, both of which are converted offshore vessels.
- ^ "Vidar Viking (9199646)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Captain Molly Kool (21805)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Vidar Viking (9199646)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Icebreakers Backgrounder". Canada.ca. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Project RESOLUTE Briefing" (PDF). Davie.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "CCGS Captain Molly Kool". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Feature: A Canadian Coast Guard upgrade". Drydock. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Coast Guard takes possession of new icebreaker named after pioneer Molly Kool CTV News 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Vidar Viking". Arctic Logistics Information And Support. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ Canada's Icebreakers Ships Monthly March 2019 page 6