HMCS Anticosti (MSA 110)
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HMCS Anticosti at Rimouski harbour summer 2000
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| Name: | Anticosti |
| Namesake: | Anticosti Island |
| Builder: | Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver |
| Launched: | 1973 |
| Acquired: | March 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 7 May 1989 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 March 2000 |
| Homeport: | CFB Halifax |
| Identification: | MSA 110 |
| Notes: | Formerly merchant Jean Tide. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Anticosti-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 1,076 tons (2,200 tons deep load) |
| Length: | 58.3 m (191 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.1 m (43 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
4 × NOHAB Polar diesels (4,200 bhp), 2 shafts, Kort nozzles auxiliary propulsion=1 × 550 bhp azimuth bow thruster |
| Speed: | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Endurance: | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) |
| Complement: | 23 |
HMCS Anticosti was an Anticosti-class minesweeper that served in the Canadian Forces from 1989-2000. Originally an oil rig support vessel, she was purchased in 1989 and saw service until the entry of the newer Kingston-class coastal defence vessels. The ship was named for Anticosti Island, the second to bear the name.
Design
Laid down as Lady Jean by Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. of Vancouver and launched in 1973, she was later renamed Jean Tide. She was initially constructed for use as offshore drill-rig supply vessels by International Offshore Services.[1] The vessel was purchased in 1988 by Maritime Command of the Canadian Forces and converted into a minesweeping auxiliary.[2]
Anticosti was 58.3 m (191 ft) long with a beam of 13.1 m (43 ft) and a draught of 5.2 m (17 ft). Fully loaded, the minesweeper displaced 1,076 tons and 2,200 tons deep load. Anticosti had astern refuelling gear fitted in 1995.[2]
Propulsion
The Anticosti-class was powered by 4 NOHAB Polar diesel engines driving 2 shafts and one 550 bhp (410 kW) azimuth bow thruster.[3] This created a maximum speed of 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) and an endurance of 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi).[2]
Service history
After completion the vessel served as the oil rig logistics support vessel Jean Tide for International Offshore Service of Liberia. In 1975 she was sold to Tidewater Marine. The ship remained with this company until her sale in 1988.[4]
Anticosti was acquired by Maritime Command (MARCOM) in March 1988[5] and was sailed from Europe to Canada for conversion and commissioning.[2] Anticosti was commissioned on 7 May 1989 with pennant number 110.[2] Her homeport was at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The vessel sailed to Marystown, Newfoundland for conversion in 1991. On 3 September 1991, Anticosti performed a goodwill tour of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. [2] Anticosti was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) as a minesweeping training vessel in preparation for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project (MCDV), which would become the Kingston-class in the late 1990s. Anticosti was deployed by MARLANT in the annual MARCOT exercises as a minelayer.
During the investigation into the Swissair Flight 111 crash in September 1998, Anticosti was among the Maritime Command vessels that responded to the crash site. She among the many ships scoured the sea looking for the aircraft's black box as part of Operation PERSISTENCE.[6]
After the Kingston-class was commissioned, Anticosti was identified as surplus and paid off on 21 March 2000.[2] She was sold to commercial interests in January 2002.[2]
Anticosti left Halifax in tow of Escort Protector on 10 December 2001 for Clarenville, Newfoundland for the ship's new owners, Star Line Inc. and it was registered without change of name in 2002. The ownership of the vessel has since passed to Cape Harrison Marine of St. John's. The ship has been available for a variety offshore duties including research.[4] As of 2011 Anticosti is a research vessel (IMO 7314723) working in Newfoundland.
References
- Notes
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Macpherson & Barrie, p.305
- ↑ McClearn, 2003
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- ↑ Colledge, p.51
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- References
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- Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron. (2002) Warships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002. 3rd Edition. St. Catharines: Vanwell Publishing Limtied. ISBN 1-55125-072-1
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