Vessel Type: Medium Icebreaker

Port of Registry: Ottawa

Home Region: Quebec

Home Port: Québec

Vessel Status: Active

Complement: 31

Officers: 11

Crew: 20

Berths Available: 51

Crewing Regime: Layday

Ice Class: Arctic Class 3

Class of Voyage: Unlimited - beyond 200nm

MARPOL: Yes

IMO: 7510846

Builder: Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.

Build Material: Steel

Owner: Canadian Coast Guard

Year Launched: 1979

Year in Service: 1979

Year Disposed: N/A

Length: 98.2 m

Breadth: 19.5 m

Draft: 7.2 m

Freeboard: 3.7 m

Gross Tonnage: 5911.0 t

Net Tonnage: 1678.0 t

Net Cargo: N/A

Cruising Range: 35000 nm

Endurance: 100 d

Cruising Speed: 14.0 kts

Maximum Speed: 16.0 kts

Fresh Water: 135.00 m³

Fuel Capacity: 2471.00 m³

Fuel Consumption: 23.00 m³/d

Helicopter Capacity: 1

Type #1: Bo105

Type #2: N/A

Flight Deck: Yes Area: 229.0m²

Hangar: Yes Area: 99.0m²

Storage: Yes

Fuel: 3.0m³

Propulsion: Diesel electric AC/DC

Engine #1: Alco M251F x 6

Engine #2: N/A

Engine #3: N/A

Engine #4: N/A

Engine #5: N/A

Power: 10142kw

UPS: Yes

Propellers:  Fixed Pitch x 2

Thrusters: Bow: Yes Stern: No

Hydraulics: N/A

Emergency Generator: 398 x1

Generator #1: ALCO MLW251F x 3

Generator #2: N/A

Generator #3: N/A

Laboratory #1: Moon Pool & Control room Area: 0.0 m³

Laboratory #2: ROV control room Area: 12.5 m³

Laboratory #3: Nutrient Lab Area: 19.5 m³

Laboratory #4: Comp list - see Additional info Area: 0.0 m³

LAN: Yes

Photo Laboratory: N/A

Winches: 0

Sounders: 0

Power on Deck: Hydraulic: Yes Electrical: Yes

Hold #1: 94.5m³ Hatch Size - 4.6 x 4.0

Hold #2: 95.0m³ Hatch Size - 3.5 x 2.9

Main Deck: 354.0 m²

Boat Deck: 483.0 m²

Forcastle: N/A

After Deck: 123.0 m²

Focsle: 0

Boat Deck: 3

Flight Deck: 4

Quarter Deck: 0

Other: N/A

Main Hoist: Hepburn 75M-0526 SWL: 8.0 t

Crane #1: Hepburn 75M-0526 SWL: 8.0 t

Crane #2: Hepburn 75M-0526 SWL: 8.0 t

Crane #3: Hepburn 75M-0526 SWL: 8.0 t

Towing Equipment: N/A

Workboat #1:  RHIB Launcher: Miranda Davit

Workboat #2:  SP Barge Launcher: Standard Davit

Workboat #3:  RHIB Launcher: Crane

Workboat #4: N/A

VHF AM #1: Icom L x 1

VHF AM #2: N/A

VHF AM #3: N/A

VHF FM #1: Sailor RT-5022 x 3

VHF FM #2: N/A

VHF FM #3: N/A

HF #1: Sailor HC4500 x 2

HF #2: Motorola Micom x 1

HF #3: N/A

SatComms #1: Westinghouse Series 1000 Msat x 1

SatComms #2: Sailor SC4000 Iridium x 1

SatComms #3: Fleet Broadband 500 x 1

Weather Fax #1: JRC JAX-9 x 0

Weather Fax #2: N/A

Weather Fax #3: N/A

Gyro #1: Anschutz Standard 20 x 2

Gyro #2: N/A

Gyro #3: N/A

Radars #1: Sperry Marine Bridgemaster E - X Band x

Radars #2: Sperry Marine Bridgemaster E - S Band x

Radars #3: Sperry Marine Bridgemaster E - X Band x

Electronic Charts #1: ICAN Aldebaran II x 1

Electronic Charts #2: OSL ECPINS x 1

Electronic Charts #3: N/A

Auto Pilot #1: Sperry ADG 6000 x 1

Auto Pilot #2: N/A

Auto Pilot #3: N/A

Speed Logs #1: Sperry Marine SRD-331 x 1

Speed Logs #2: N/A

Speed Logs #3: N/A

GPS #1: SAAB R4 x 1

GPS #2: N/A

GPS #3: N/A

LORAN #1: N/A

LORAN #2: N/A

LORAN #3: N/A

MF DF #1: Taiyo C338 HS x 1

MF DF #2: N/A

MF DF #3: N/A

VHF DF #1: OAR Cubic DF4400 x 1

VHF DF #2: N/A

VHF DF #3: N/A

Depth Sounders #1: Skipper GDS 101 x 2

Depth Sounders #2: N/A

Depth Sounders #3: N/A

Sonars #1: Simrad EM302 x 0

Sonars #2: N/A

Sonars #3: N/A

Other Equipment: N/A

Vessel Accomplishments: Coming Soon

Biographical Information: The CCGS Amundsen is a Medium Icebreaker vessel named in honour of Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928). Born in Borge, Norway, he gained international fame when he led the first Antarctic expedition to the South Pole. The first man to undisputedly reach both the North and South Poles, he was also the first to person to successfully traverse the Northwest passage. In 1928 during a rescue mission, while flying over the Arctic Ocean, Amundsen disappeared. Although his body was never recovered, his legacy of Arctic exploration continues.

Modernization Information: In 2002, the CCGS SIR JOHN FRANKLIN was converted from a Medium Icebreaker to an Arctic Research Vessel and re-named CCGS AMUNDSEN. The vessel underwent and extensive modernization which included the addition of the following equipment: a 2.2m x 2.3m Moon pool and control room, an ROV control room, a CTD Rosette Room and Control Room, on the upper deck, a filtration lab, a freezer lab & room, a geochemistry lab, a wet lab, a refrigeration lab, a Benthos lab, a Geology lab , and a Paleogoly lab. On the main deck, the following were added: a science lab, a nutrient lab, a salinometer lab, and a zooplankton lab. The ship also carries 5 scientific container labs: a wet lab, a RADVAN lab, a PILMS lab, a dry lab and a mooring lab, as well as 2 storage containers for scientific equipment.