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which were also called the Ville class. The current vessels are named after those vessels. There is confusion that the current Ville-class design was based on the
British Pup-class tugs. The original 17-ton version was based on that design, however the new Villes are an independent design.
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was awarded the contract to build four tow-tug/rescue vessels to replace both the Fire-class fireboats and Glen-class tugs with delivery expected from 2021 to 2023. The new tugs will be staffed by civilian crews and be restricted to the naval base/yard only.
284:(272 kW) and Ville-class tugs built on the west coast were supplied with one Caterpillar D343 diesel engine rated at 365 hp (272 kW). This power is directed towards a steerable kort nozzle which gives the class a speed of 9
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Two VILLE (YTL) Class tugs - LAWRENCEVILLE and PARKSVILLE - 45 gross tons, fitted with steerable Kort Nozzle. Maximum bollard pull 7.5 tons.
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as harbour tugs. They have a low-slung shape that is ideal for tight maneuvering and nudging exercises on larger ships. Their
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of 7.5 tons, denoting them as small tugboats. The bollard pull measures the amount of pulling or pushing power a ship has.
257:(19 km/h; 12 mph) and loses speed in turns. The Ville class are 13.71 m (45 ft 0 in) long with a
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East coast Villes - 1 × Caterpillar 3406 diesel at 365 hp (272 kW)
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West coast Villes - 1 × Caterpillar D343 rated at 365 hp (272 kW)
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The Royal
Canadian Navy operates five other, larger tugboats, the 140-ton
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The Ville class were designed by the
Canadian naval architecture company
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706:"Ocean Industries to build four tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy"
675:"Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats"
562:"Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug"
645:"Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug"
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Members of the class built on the east coast were given one
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Canada operated a fleet of 17-ton tugs, built during the
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Government of Canada announced
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737:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Canadian Navy
623:. London: Jane's Publishing. p. 84.
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526:Canadian Department of National Defence
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265:of 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in).
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196:9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
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762:Tugboats of the Royal Canadian Navy
757:Ships built in Prince Edward Island
679:Canadian American Strategic Review
649:Canadian American Strategic Review
566:Canadian American Strategic Review
157:4.72 m (15 ft 6 in)
149:19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
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704:Pugliese, David (29 April 2019).
165:2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
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59:Georgetown, Prince Edward Island
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752:Ships built in British Columbia
621:Jane's Fighting Ships 1981–1982
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492:"Naval Tugs Built Since WWII"
288:(17 km/h; 10 mph).
426:Georgetown Shipyard, P.E.I.
407:Georgetown Shipyard, P.E.I.
386:Georgetown Shipyard, P.E.I.
16:Royal Canadian Navy tugboat
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592:"Merrickville / Ann Marie"
367:Vito Steel & Bargo Co.
346:Vito Steel & Barge Co.
296:The Ville class has a max
742:Auxiliary tugboat classes
619:Moore, John, ed. (1981).
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188:1 × steerable kort nozzle
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30:Ville-class tugboat CFAV
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747:Harbor vessels of Canada
141:45 long tons (46 t)
596:Russel Brothers Limited
496:shipbuildinghistory.com
217:are a class of harbour
123:General characteristics
65:Delta, British Columbia
451:tugs, and one 140-ton
436:Other auxiliary ships
249:allows for a greater
57:Georgetown Shipyard,
312:Ville-class tugboats
522:"Esquimalt Harbour"
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85:Royal Canadian Navy
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138:Displacement
102:1975–present
63:Vito Steel,
32:Merrickville
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689:13 February
659:13 February
601:13 February
576:13 February
532:13 February
390:CFB Halifax
376:Listerville
247:kort-nozzle
47:Ville class
731:Categories
478:References
453:Fire-class
449:Glen-class
442:CFAV
357:Parksville
330:Stationed
282:horsepower
269:Propulsion
207:: 7.5 tons
185:Propulsion
456:fireboats
416:Granville
107:Completed
94:1974–1975
73:Operators
444:Tillicum
327:Builder
219:tugboats
52:Builders
420:YTL 594
401:YTL 593
380:YTL 592
361:YTL 591
340:YTL 590
263:draught
162:Draught
132:Tugboat
715:10 May
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471:Quebec
292:Towing
237:Design
146:Length
115:Active
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318:Name
304:Ships
286:knots
255:knots
201:Notes
193:Speed
91:Built
717:2019
691:2008
661:2008
625:ISBN
603:2008
578:2008
534:2008
508:2013
423:1974
404:1974
383:1974
364:1974
343:1974
259:beam
213:The
154:Beam
128:Type
44:Name
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