Cape-class motor lifeboat
CCGS Cape Sutil at Port Hardy, British Columbia. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cape class |
| Builders | Textron Marine (USCG Vessels only) and MIL-Davie with Metalcraft Marine Inc and Victoria Shipyards |
| Operators | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | Arun Class |
| Succeeded by | Bay Class |
| Cost | US $1,214,300 |
| In service | 1997–present |
| Planned | 36 |
| Completed | 36 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Search and rescue motor lifeboat |
| Displacement | 33.79 GT, 25.34 NT |
| Length | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines rated 450 hp (340 kW) at 2100 rpm (373 usable imperial gallons) fuel capacity |
| Speed |
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| Range | 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) cruising |
| Complement | 4 crew, 5 passengers |
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) maintains a fleet of 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) Cape-class motor lifeboats based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States Coast Guard. In September 2009 the CCG announced plans to add five new lifeboats, bringing the total number of Cape-class lifeboats to 36.
The vessels are staffed by a crew of four, of which at least one is a rescue specialist. In spite of its name, the CCGS Cape Roger is a larger patrol vessel, not a Cape-class lifeboat. The CCG also maintains some larger motor lifeboats based on Arun-class lifeboats designed in the United Kingdom. In 2021 a contract was awarded to Ocean Pacific Marine to upgrade the class over a 7 year period.