CCGS Limnos
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| three-quarters front view of ship at anchor in Lake Ontario
CCGS Limnos in Lake Ontario at the CNE Air Show.
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 Canada |
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| Name: | Limnos |
| Namesake: | Limnology |
| Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Operator: | |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Port Weller Dry Dock Limited, Port Weller, Ontario |
| Yard number: | 328088 |
| Completed: | 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 1968 |
| In service: | 1968-present |
| Refit: | 1981, 2010 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Burlington, Ontario - Central and Arctic Region |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Hydrographical Survey Vessel |
| Displacement: | 459.94 tonnes (507.00 short tons) |
| Length: | 44.81 m (147.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.75 m (32.0 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
| Ice class: | A1 - 900 A1 Ice Class 1 |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range: | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) |
| Endurance: | 14 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 14 |
| Crew: | 8 |
| Aircraft carried: | No |
| Aviation facilities: | No |
The CCGS Limnos is a Canadian Coast Guard Coastal Research & Survey vessel.[1]
The Limnos gets its name from the word "limnology" which is the division of hydrology that studies inland waters, including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects.
This vessel performs various scientific surveys throughout the Great Lakes. She has served on joint missions, on the Great Lakes with vessels from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.[2]
CGS Base Burlington
Other ships at the base:
