New Royal Canadian Navy Ice-breaker
The R.C.N. ice-breaker which is being built at Marine Industries, Sorel, Quebec, will in many respects be similar to the United States Coast Guard Eastwind Class. The R.C.N. ship will include, however, some modifications which have been suggested by experience with the U.S. ships and by observations...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67024 2023-05-15T14:18:56+02:00 New Royal Canadian Navy Ice-breaker North America, Arctic Institute of 1949-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67024 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67024/50937 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67024 ARCTIC; Vol. 2 No. 1 (1949): May: 1–76; 75 1923-1245 0004-0843 Boats Design and construction Diesel fuels Engines Equipment and supplies Helicopters Icebreakers Insulating materials Military operations Ship propulsion systems Ship steering systems Size Temperature Canadian Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Northern News 1949 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:47Z The R.C.N. ice-breaker which is being built at Marine Industries, Sorel, Quebec, will in many respects be similar to the United States Coast Guard Eastwind Class. The R.C.N. ship will include, however, some modifications which have been suggested by experience with the U.S. ships and by observations of the behaviour of these and other ice-breaking vessels. The ice-breaker will be 269 feet long with a breadth of 63 feet, 6 inches. Displacement will be 5,400 tons, and the maximum draught 29 feet. It will be propelled by a 10,000 hp. diesel-electric system. The machinery layout will be similar to that of Eastwind, but the bow propeller will be omitted. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 13 officers and 160 other ranks and for a number of observers of officer rank; for this reason the Ward Room will be enlarged and improved. The vessel is not expected to operate single-handed against enemy concentrations, so the gun armament which was a feature of the original American ship, is to be considerably reduced. This will allow more room for quarters and stores, together with increased provision for radio and radar. A flight deck aft will take helicopters of the type now in use in the R.C.A.F. If necessary, a seaplane can be carried in place of the helicopters. As a result of experience in recent years, the shell plating on icebreakers has been increased. The new R.C.N. ship will have plates 1 5/8 inches thick and of special high-tensile steel. It seems inconceivable that any ice could penetrate such a massive steel wall, but in case it did there will be an inner skin protecting the vital parts of the ship. As with the U.S. ice-breakers the Canadian vessel will be fitted with heeling tanks as a safeguard against being frozen in. Temperatures at sea in the Arctic are not, of course, so extreme as those inland, but even so, special steps are necessary to maintain suitable temperatures inside. In the R.C.N. ship this will be effected throughout by four inches of fiberglass insulation in place of the cork formerly used. The boats carried will be of two types, motor lifeboats for use in open water, and Landing Craft specially strengthened for use in ice, where stores and personnel have to be landed. Experience has shown that this type of vessel is very useful under arctic conditions where the ice-covered beaches are very hard on conventional boats. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Breaker ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874) ARCTIC 2 1 |
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The R.C.N. ice-breaker which is being built at Marine Industries, Sorel, Quebec, will in many respects be similar to the United States Coast Guard Eastwind Class. The R.C.N. ship will include, however, some modifications which have been suggested by experience with the U.S. ships and by observations of the behaviour of these and other ice-breaking vessels. The ice-breaker will be 269 feet long with a breadth of 63 feet, 6 inches. Displacement will be 5,400 tons, and the maximum draught 29 feet. It will be propelled by a 10,000 hp. diesel-electric system. The machinery layout will be similar to that of Eastwind, but the bow propeller will be omitted. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 13 officers and 160 other ranks and for a number of observers of officer rank; for this reason the Ward Room will be enlarged and improved. The vessel is not expected to operate single-handed against enemy concentrations, so the gun armament which was a feature of the original American ship, is to be considerably reduced. This will allow more room for quarters and stores, together with increased provision for radio and radar. A flight deck aft will take helicopters of the type now in use in the R.C.A.F. If necessary, a seaplane can be carried in place of the helicopters. As a result of experience in recent years, the shell plating on icebreakers has been increased. The new R.C.N. ship will have plates 1 5/8 inches thick and of special high-tensile steel. It seems inconceivable that any ice could penetrate such a massive steel wall, but in case it did there will be an inner skin protecting the vital parts of the ship. As with the U.S. ice-breakers the Canadian vessel will be fitted with heeling tanks as a safeguard against being frozen in. Temperatures at sea in the Arctic are not, of course, so extreme as those inland, but even so, special steps are necessary to maintain suitable temperatures inside. In the R.C.N. ship this will be effected throughout by four inches of fiberglass insulation in place of the cork formerly used. The boats carried will be of two types, motor lifeboats for use in open water, and Landing Craft specially strengthened for use in ice, where stores and personnel have to be landed. Experience has shown that this type of vessel is very useful under arctic conditions where the ice-covered beaches are very hard on conventional boats. |
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