CCGS Penac
| History | |
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| Name: | Penac |
| Namesake: | Penac means "fair winds" in the Saanich |
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| Port of registry: | |
| Builder: | British Hovercraft Corporation, Cowes, England |
| Yard number: | 820572 |
| Launched: | 1984 |
| In service: | 1984-present |
| Refit: | 2004 |
| Homeport: | CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, BC - Pacific Region |
| Identification: | CH-CCH |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | BHC AP1-88/BHT-130 hovercraft |
| Tonnage: | 3 GT |
| Length: | 25.4 m (83 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | Jet drive with 2 variable pitch turbos |
| Speed: | 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) maximum |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 7 |
CCGH Penac is a Canadian Coast Guard AP1-88/100 Air Cushioned Vehicle or hovercraft and is based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, BC. The primary missions of Penac is used for Search and Rescue off BC.[1]
The Penac has been replaced with newer Air Cushion Vehicle Moytel (ACV) [2]
Penac was purchased in the UK in 2004.[3] as a used vessel. Originally named Liv Viking, it was a passenger hovercraft ordered by Hovertravel of Copenhagen and carried the livery for SAS. Liv Viking never entered service as her route was replaced with bridge.[4]
Sold back to the United Kingdom, it was purchased by the Government of Canada and converted to be used by the Canadian Coast Guard. The Liv Viking was stripped to its frame (to save paying design fees) and completely rebuilt to Canadian Coast Guard Specifications.
See also
List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts: