CCGS Frederick G. Creed
CCGS Frederick G. CreedTemplate:Efn was a hydrographic survey vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard on behalf of the Canadian Hydrographic Service, a scientific agency of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The ship was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems Incorporated of San Diego, California and entered service the same year. The ship was taken out of service in March 2020 and sold for scrap.
Design and descriptionEdit
CCGS Frederick G. Creed, constructed of aluminum, employed a SWATH system and was named after Frederick G. Creed, an inventor and pioneer of this technology. The vessel had a gross tonnage of 152 tons and was Template:Convert long with a beam of Template:Convert and a draught of Template:Convert.Template:Sfn Frederick G. Creed was powered by two General Motors 12V92 geared diesel engines driving two shafts turning a fixed pitch propeller each. The machinery was rated at Template:Convert and gave the vessel a maximum speed of Template:Convert.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Efn Frederick G. Creed had a range of Template:Convert at Template:Convert and had capacity for Template:Convert of diesel fuel for an endurance of three days. Frederick G. Creed had one Template:Convert dry lab aboard and carried one manually-launched rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The vessel had a complement of four personnel, composed of one officer and three crew.Template:Sfn
Construction and serviceEdit
CCGS Frederick G. Creed was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems at their yard in San Diego, California. The vessel entered service with the Canadian Coast Guard in 1989 and is registered in Ottawa, Ontario and rated as a Mid Shore Science Vessel.Template:Sfn It was homeported in Rimouski, Quebec and was used to perform surveys of the Laurentian and Maritimes regions. Frederick G. Creed was sent to Cape Hatteras to perform wave dynamic studies.Template:Sfn In March 2020, the vessel was declared surplus and sold for scrap. Demolition was completed in December 2020.Template:Sfn
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