CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert

History
Canada
Name	Sir Humphrey Gilbert; Louis S. St-Laurent; Polar Prince;
Namesake	Sir Humphrey Gilbert, explorer
Owner	Government of Canada; GX Technology Canada Limited;
Operator	Department of Transport Marine Service (1959–1962) Canadian Coast Guard (1962–1986); GX Technology Canada Limited (2009–present);
Port of registry	Ottawa, Ontario; Calgary, Alberta;
Route	Canadian waters in the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Builder	Davie Shipbuilding, Levis, QC
Yard number	310141
Commissioned	1959
Recommissioned	2010
Decommissioned	2001
In service	1959–2001; 2010–present;
Out of service	2001–2009
Refit	1980s; 2009;
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Medium Arctic Icebreaker and Lighthouse and buoy tender
Displacement	2,152 tonnes (2,372.17 short tons)
Length	72.58 m (238.12 ft)
Beam	14.70 m (48.23 ft)
Draught	4.98 m (16.34 ft)
Ice class	100A
Installed power	20,142 kilowatts (27,010.87 bhp)
Propulsion	4 × 1333 hp Fairbank Morese 8 cyc diesel electric engines
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Range	10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km)
Capacity	1050 m³
Complement	52
Aviation facilities	yes

CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert was a Canadian Coast Guard Medium Icebreaker and now a privately owned Arctic icebreaker Polar Prince.^[1]

Built in 1959 at the Davie Shipyards in Levis, QC, the medium icebreaker served with the Department of Transport Marine Service and then the Canadian Coast Guard until 1986.^[1] Sold to private interest in Newfoundland, the ship sat idle after 2001 and was resold in 2009 to GTX Technology Canada Limited and renamed Polar Prince. Rebuilt, the icebreaker is now plying the waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Explorer Icebreakers

The ship is one of series of Arctic icebreakers named for explorers: