CCGS Simon Fraser
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Simon Fraser |
| Namesake | Simon Fraser |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Operator | |
| Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder | Burrard Dry Dock, North Vancouver |
| Way number | 306 |
| Launched | 18 August 1959 |
| Commissioned | February 1960 |
| Decommissioned | March 2001 |
| Refit | 1986 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Buoy tender |
| Tonnage | 1,358 GRT |
| Displacement | 1,876 long tons (1,906 t) |
| Length | 62.4 m (204 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 2,900 shp (2,200 kW) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar |
CCGS Simon Fraser was a buoy tender operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel entered service in 1960 with the Department of Transport's Marine Fleet, before being transferred to the newly formed Canadian Coast Guard in 1962. The buoy tender served on both coasts of Canada and was used for search and rescue duties along the West Coast of Canada. The ship was loaned to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2000 and transited the Northwest Passage, circumnavigating North America in the process. The ship was taken out of service in 2001 and sold to private interests. In 2006, the vessel reappeared as a yacht using the same name.