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CCGS Sir William Alexander information


CCGS Sir William Alexander near Halifax Harbour
History
CCGS Sir William AlexanderCanada
NameSir William Alexander
NamesakeSir William Alexander
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Port of registryOttawa
BuilderMIL-Davie Shipbuilding, Sorel
Yard number451
Launched23 October 1986
Commissioned13 February 1987
In service1987–present
Refit1998
HomeportCCG Base Dartmouth (Maritime Region)
Identification
  • Official number: 807685
  • IMO number: 8320482
  • Call sign: CGUM
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeMartha L. Black-class light icebreaker and buoy tender
Tonnage
  • 3,727.2 GT
  • 1,503 NT
Displacement4,662 long tons (4,737 t) full load
Length83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
Draft5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Ice classCASPPR Arctic Class 2
Propulsion
  • 3 × ALCO 251F diesel engines, 5,250 kW (7,040 hp)
  • 2 × fixed pitch propellers
  • Bow thrusters
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 13.7 knots (25.4 km/h)
Endurance120 days
Complement26
Aircraft carriedOriginally 1 × MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L helicopter, currently 1 × Bell 429 GlobalRanger or Bell 412EPI
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter flight deck and hangar

CCGS Sir William Alexander[a] is a Martha L. Black-class light icebreaker. Entering service in 1987, the vessel is currently assigned to CCG Maritimes Region and is homeported at CCG Base Dartmouth, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel is named after Scottish explorer Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was an early colonizer of Nova Scotia.
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