CFAV Quest information

Class overview
Name	Quest class
Builders	Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver
Operators	Royal Canadian Navy
Built	1967–1969
In commission	1969–2016
Completed	1
Scrapped	1
History
Canada
Name	Quest
Builder	Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver
Laid down	1967
Launched	9 July 1968
Commissioned	21 August 1969
Decommissioned	2016
Homeport	CFB Halifax
Identification	IMO number: 6823117; Pennant number: AGOR 172;
Status	Awaiting disposal
General characteristics
Type	Research vessel
Displacement	2,130 long tons (2,160 t)
Length	71.6 m (235 ft)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel electric, twin shaft, twin rudder; 2 × 10 cylinder Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 diesels driving 2 GE electric motors;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	35 days
Complement	55
Aviation facilities	Small helicopter deck – converted to rear crane platform

CFAV Quest was an oceanographic research/acoustic vessel used by the Royal Canadian Navy and Defence Research and Development Canada. It was the only ship with this capability in the fleet. Based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Quest's crew were civilian members of the Canadian Department of National Defence and the ship was classified as an auxiliary vessel (CFAV). In 2016 it was announced the ship was to be divested and ultimately decommissioned by the end of the year.^[1]

^ Pugliese, David (2 September 2016). "Say Goodbye to Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Quest – military quietly orders ship to be divested". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[OttawaCitizen3sep-1] Pugliese, David (2 September 2016). "Say Goodbye to Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Quest – military quietly orders ship to be divested". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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Class overview

Name	Quest class
Builders	Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver
Operators	Royal Canadian Navy
Built	1967–1969
In commission	1969–2016
Completed	1
Scrapped	1
History
Canada
Name	Quest
Builder	Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver
Laid down	1967
Launched	9 July 1968
Commissioned	21 August 1969
Decommissioned	2016
Homeport	CFB Halifax
Identification	IMO number: 6823117 Pennant number: AGOR 172
Status	Awaiting disposal
General characteristics
Type	Research vessel
Displacement	2,130 long tons (2,160 t)
Length	71.6 m (235 ft)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel electric, twin shaft, twin rudder 2 × 10 cylinder Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 diesels driving 2 GE electric motors
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	35 days
Complement	55
Aviation facilities	Small helicopter deck – converted to rear crane platform