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470:"Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats"
520:"Royal Canadian Navy cuts fire service in Halifax Harbour"
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502:"The Canadian Navy Fire Fighting Tug Firebird at Halifax"
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The wind and sea conditions stopped the fire tug CFAV
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445:was taken out of service and declared surplus.
591:"Navy slashes fire service in Halifax Harbour"
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638:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Canadian Navy
518:vanKampen, Stephanie (10 December 2014).
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475:Canadian American Strategic Review
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182:23.1 m (75 ft 9 in)
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208:2 × 365 hp azimuthing
214:1 × hydraulic tunnel
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324:Robert Allan Limited
643:Fireboats of Canada
384:Operational history
281:Royal Canadian Navy
101:Vancouver Shipyards
85:Royal Canadian Navy
561:on 8 November 2005
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429:CCGS Tupper
292:CFB Halifax
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633:1978 ships
617:Categories
449:References
418:HMCS
351:horsepower
296:CFAV
274:Fire-class
244:Equipment:
236:Complement
203:Propulsion
162:Fire-class
42:in Halifax
601:23 August
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339:displaced
298:Firebrand
595:CBC News
573:Firebird
524:CBC News
443:Firebird
436:Firebird
414:Firebird
400:Firebird
355:Z-drives
288:Firebird
277:fireboat
269:Firebird
210:Z-drives
165:fireboat
127:Homeport
79:Operator
73:Firebird
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420:Toronto
408:Kitano'
376:at 150
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140:YTR 561
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391:Kitano
380:each.
272:was a
179:Length
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62:Canada
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603:2014
567:2008
531:2015
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343:beam
187:Beam
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