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deployed to the Newfoundland and Labrador region, based at St. John's. The vessel is used for buoy placement, retrieval and monitoring, scientific research, construction programs, search and rescue, icebreaking, and pollution control. In December 2013, the ship was sent to recover oil from the sunken
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Bridgemaster navigational radar operating on the I band. The vessel is equipped with a crane capable of lifting up to 20 long tons (20 t) and a 980 m (35,000 cu ft) cargo hold. The ship carries a self-propelled
880: 941: 486:(6,597 kW) and three Canadian GE generators producing 6 megawatts of AC power driving two Canadian GE motors creating 7,040 horsepower (5,250 kW). The ship is also equipped with one 910: 649:. Responding to the distress call on 19 August, drift ice threatened the rescue and the recovery of the boat and its occupants only took place the following morning on 20 August. 811: 1124: 887: 949: 1657: 1286: 1442: 1434: 595: 150: 918: 1662: 550:
EPI were acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard to replace the older helicopters. The ship has a complement of 25, with 10 officers and 15 crew.
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on 30 November 1985 and entered service on 17 April 1986, the first active vessel in the class. The ship is
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The vessel was initially assigned to the Pacific region and then transferred to the Quebec region. In 2004,
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On 20 August 2015, the ship rescued four people and their boat after their engine had failed in
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was assigned to her current deployment, the Newfoundland and Labrador region in 2004.
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returned them to Iqaluit. In March 2016, Canadian Coast Guard trials with the
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3306 emergency generator. This gives the ship a maximum speed of 15
600: 519: 494:(28 km/h). Capable of carrying 925 long tons (940 t) of 440: 316: 475: 1106: 1020: 911:"Iqaluit boaters, disabled craft ride home on Coast Guard ship" 451: (NT). The ship is 83.0 metres (272 ft 4 in) 297:
14,500 nmi (26,900 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
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The vessel is powered by is propelled by two fixed-pitch
881:"Coast guard finds problem with work done on Manolis L." 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 705: 978:. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. 1612: 1531: 1468: 1144: 974:Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). 1632:* Undergoing refit, under construction or on order 997:. Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group. 836: 534:which originally housed light helicopters of the 744:"CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – George R. Pearkes" 866: 1118: 8: 459:of 16.2 metres (53 ft 2 in) and a 1125: 1111: 1103: 1017: 831: 829: 719: 340:Bridgemaster navigational radar (I band) 236:4,662 long tons (4,737 t) full load 771: 769: 767: 765: 738: 736: 734: 732: 730: 728: 701: 679: 779:. Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from 746:. Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from 645:, 50 nautical miles (93 km) from 463:of 5.8 metres (19 ft 0 in). 17: 1092:Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard 976:The Ships of Canada's Marine Services 596:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 41: 7: 513:The icebreaker is equipped with one 814:from the original on 5 January 2018 564:Versatile Pacific Shipyards Limited 443:) fully loaded with a 3,809.1  909:Ducharme, Steve (27 August 2015). 879:Pennell, Josh (24 December 2013). 802:Johnson, Oliver (5 January 2018). 252:16.2 m (53 ft 2 in) 153:(Newfoundland and Labrador Region) 14: 1658:Martha L. Black-class icebreakers 244:83 m (272 ft 4 in) 104:Versatile Pacific Shipyards Ltd. 43: 21: 995:Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 993:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). 634:which had sunk in 1985 off the 260:6 m (19 ft 8 in) 1663:Ships built in North Vancouver 502:has a maximum range of 14,500 447: (GT) and a 1,517.3  1: 940:Jean, Grace (21 April 2016). 542:types, but in the 2010s, the 562:The ship was constructed by 356:L helicopter, currently 1 × 1684: 867:Maginley & Collin 2001 616:in St. John's, August 2008 574:with the yard number 555. 554:has 26 additional berths. 1628: 1087: 1032: 688:Canadian Coast Guard Ship 186: 36: 20: 777:"CCGS George R. Pearkes" 663:Atlantic coast of Canada 655:Schiebel Camcopter S-100 482:engines creating 8,847 289:15 knots (28 km/h) 187:General characteristics 617: 425:Design and description 1372:Sir William Alexander 1059:Sir William Alexander 604: 544:Bell 429 GlobalRanger 269:CASPPR Arctic Class 2 1635:No longer in service 1288:Norman McLeod Rogers 1246:Sir Humphrey Gilbert 1146:Canadian Coast Guard 594:, and homeported at 407:Canadian Coast Guard 310:Boats & landing 80:Canadian Coast Guard 1521:Robert Hampton Gray 1470:Royal Canadian Navy 1358:Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1302:Louis S. St-Laurent 1078:Sir Wilfrid Laurier 952:on 27 November 2016 921:on 26 February 2018 890:on 27 November 2016 750:on 26 February 2018 508:Arctic Class 2 403:buoy support vessel 369:Aviation facilities 315:1 × self-propelled 1407:Captain Molly Kool 1026:-class icebreakers 847:Miramar Ship Index 657:took place aboard 618: 607:George. R. Pearkes 333:processing systems 29:George. R. Pearkes 1645: 1644: 1514:Frédérick Rolette 1365:Kopit Hopson 1752 1351:George R. Pearkes 1281:John A. Macdonald 1100: 1099: 1071:Edward Cornwallis 1066:Kopit Hopson 1752 1045:George R. Pearkes 808:Vertical Magazine 783:on 23 August 2017 659:George R. Pearkes 651:George R. Pearkes 622:George R. Pearkes 613:Leonard J. Cowley 576:George R. Pearkes 566:at their yard in 552:George R. Pearkes 524:George R. Pearkes 500:George R. Pearkes 474:powered by three 430:George R. Pearkes 419:George R. Pearkes 387:George R. Pearkes 382: 381: 281:– 3 Alco 251F-16V 182:in active service 60:George R. Pearkes 1675: 1444:Sermilik Glacier 1323:Des Groseilliers 1127: 1120: 1113: 1104: 1018: 1008: 989: 962: 961: 959: 957: 948:. Archived from 937: 931: 930: 928: 926: 917:. Archived from 906: 900: 899: 897: 895: 886:. 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George Pearkes
Canadian Coast Guard
Ottawa
Ontario
Versatile Pacific Shipyards Ltd.
North Vancouver
St. John's
IMO number
8320444
Martha L. Black-class
light icebreaker
buoy tender
GT
NT
CASPPR Arctic Class 2
Diesel electric
barge
Racal Decca
MBB Bo 105
Bell 206
Bell 429
Bell 412
Hangar
flight deck
Martha L. Black-class
icebreaker
buoy support vessel
Canadian Coast Guard
Victoria Cross

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