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CGS VigilantCanada
NameVigilant
BuilderPolson Iron Works Ltd., Toronto
Launched11 September 1904
Completed1904
Fate
  • Sold, 1924
  • Scrapped, 1956
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage396 GRT
Length175 ft (53.3 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • 130 hp (97 kW) (nominal), 1,250 ihp (932 kW)
  • 2 × screws
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Armament2 × QF 3-pounder guns

CGS Vigilant[a] was a Fisheries Protection patrol vessel employed on the Canadian Great Lakes. Completed in 1904, the vessel remained in service on the Great Lakes until 1924. The vessel was then chartered by the Canadian Customs Preventive Service until 1929 for service on the East Coast of Canada. The ship was sold to private interests and converted to a barge. She remained in service until 1956 when the vessel was broken up.
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