CCGS Leonard J. Cowley
 CCGS Leonard J. Cowley in St. John's Harbour, 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Leonard J. Cowley |
| Namesake: | Len Cowley |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder: | West Coast Manly Shipyards Limited, Vancouver, BC |
| Commissioned: | 1984 |
| Refit: | 1996 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | High endurance all weather, offshore ice strengthened multiple role patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1,255 tons |
| Length: | 72 m (236 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in) |
| Draft: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Ice class: | 100 A1 Class 2 |
| Installed power: | Diesel |
| Propulsion: | controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) |
| Endurance: | 28 days |
| Complement: | 19 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
CCGS Leonard J. Cowley is a high endurance all weather, offshore ice strengthened multi patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1984 and is still currently in service. Leonard J. Cowley's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[1] and is stationed there with other CGS ships.
Design and description
Leonard J. Cowley is said to share design elements with the Republic of Ireland's Róisín-class patrol craft.[2] Constructed in 1984, the ship underwent a modernization in 1996. Leonard J. Cowley has a hangar and flight deck capable of operating a Eurocopter BO-105 helicopter.
Service
Leonard J. Cowley is mostly used for fishery patrol off Newfoundland and Labrador. The vessel is named for Canada's first Minister of Marine and Fisheries Len Cowley.
On February 22, 2009, the vessel was instrumental in rescuing the crew of FV Monte Galineiro.[3]
Beginning in February 2015, Leonard J. Cowley underwent a $8.5 million refit performed by NEWDOCK St. John’s Dockyard Limited in St. John's. The refit lasted until October and was part of the plan to renew the Coast Guard fleet.[4]
Popular culture
Bryan Williston of the Canadian folk band Two Roads Home has adapted the poem "The Amphion" (written by Holmes Hooke) into a lively song. Both the song and poem tell of the rescue of a ship called The Amphion by the crew of Leonard J. Cowley.
References
- ↑ Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard
- ↑ Stephen Priestley (June 2006). "The Kingston Class: 'Mid-Life' or Move Over for the MCDV?". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ "Crew rescued from blazing vessel". BBC News. February 23, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ↑ Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (18 February 2015). "Harper Government Awards Contract to Extend Life of Coast Guard Vessel Leonard J. Cowley" (Press release). Government of Canada. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- CCGS Leonard J. Cowley, specs
External links
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada article about the CCGS Leonard J. Cowley
- CCGS Leonard J. Cowley, Can. Coast Guard website