CCGS Clarks Harbour
 Sister ship of Clarks Harbour, CCGC Sambro in Nova Scotia.
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Clarks Harbour |
| Namesake | Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder | Hike Metals Products & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario |
| Yard number | 819269 |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arun class lifeboat |
| Type | Medium SAR motor lifeboat |
| Displacement | 42 tonnes (46.30 short tons) |
| Length | 15.77 m (51 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 200 nautical miles (370 km) |
| Endurance | 1 day |
| Complement | 4 |
The Canadian Coast Guard has had two motor life boats named the CCGS Clarks Harbour.[1] The first was a 13 metres (43 ft) vessel, which entered service in 1996.
The second was a Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom 15.77 metres (51.7 ft) Arun-class motor life boat design.[2] She is staffed by a crew of four.[3]
See also
Clarks Harbour is one of 10 Arun class lifeboats operated by the Canadian Coast Guard:
- CCGS Clarks Harbour operates out of West Head, Nova Scotia
- CCGS Sambro - one of two lifeboat operating out of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
- CCGS Westport - same class of boat operating out of Westport, Nova Scotia.
References
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Thomas E. Appleton (31 March 2008). "Usque ad Mare: A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
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"COAST GUARD´S NEWEST LIFEBOAT TO BE CHRISTENED". Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002.
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