CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
The icebreaker and flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent under way in Halifax Harbour, escorted by CFAV Glenside in the foreground. | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | Louis S. St-Laurent |
| Namesake | Louis St. Laurent |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Route | Atlantic coastline and eastern Arctic |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Launched | 3 June 1966 |
| Commissioned | 1969 |
| In service | 1969–present |
| Refit |
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| Homeport | CCG Base St. John's, NL (Newfoundland and Labrador Region) |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics (after refit) | |
| Type | Heavy icebreaker (CCG) |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 15,324 tons (full) |
| Length | 119.8 m (393.04 ft) |
| Beam | 24.38 m (79.99 ft) |
| Draught | 9.91 m (32.51 ft) |
| Depth | 16.3 m (53.48 ft) |
| Installed power | 5 × Krupp MaK 16M453C (5 × 5,880 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 23,000 nautical miles (43,000 km) |
| Endurance | 205 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 46 |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × Bell 429 |
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent (French: NGCC Louis S. St-Laurent) is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) heavy icebreaker. Louis S. St-Laurent's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the largest icebreaker and flagship of the CCG.
The ship is named after Louis St. Laurent, who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957.