CCGS Private Robertson V.C.
The CCGS Private Robertson V.C. is the first vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard's Hero-class patrol vessels.[1][2][3][4] She was launched on May 12, 2012.[5] All nine vessels in the class are named "after heroic Canadians who put their duty ahead of their safety in service to our country.".[6] The CCG's hero class vessels are based on the Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel design, while the United States Coast Guard introduced vessels based on the slightly larger Damen Stan 4708 patrol vessel design -- named after USCG heroes.[7] While the CCG vessels' maximum speed is 25 knots the USCG vessels' maximum speed is 29 knots. The CCG vessels' expected complement is 14 -- nine CCG seamen, and up to five fisheries officers or police officers -- while the USCG vessels' complement is 22 USCG seamen. The CCG vessels' endurance is 14 days, while the USCG vessels' endurance is 5 days.
The vessel is named after James Peter Robinson, a winner of the Victoria Cross in the First World War.[8][9]
On February 10, 2011 the London Free Press reported that the Private Robertson, and her sister ship the CCGS Corporal Kaeble will patrol the Great Lakes.[10]
The Halifax Shipping News reported that she had completed her trials and was ready to commence her regular duties on August 1st, 2012.[11]
References
- ↑ Ministers MacKay and Ashfield Unveil the First Canadian Coast Guard 'Hero' Class Vessel: The CCGS Private Robertson V.C, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 2011-11-09. “In a solemn event at the Halifax Shipyard, Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans unveiled the first of nine 'Hero' Class Mid-shore patrol vessels currently being built for the Canadian Coast Guard.”
- ↑ Ministers MacKay and Ashfield Unveil the First Canadian Coast Guard ‘Hero’ Class Vessel: The CCGS Private Robertson V.C., Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 2011-11-09. “A total of nine new ‘Hero’ Class Mid-shore patrol vessels are being built by Irving Shipbuilding Incorporated for service across Canada. The first vessel of the class is named for Victoria Cross recipient Private James Peter Robertson. The CCGS Private Robertson V.C. will serve in the Great Lakes area.”
- ↑ Ministers Ashfield and MacKay Commemorate A Fallen Canadian Hero With an Unveiling of the First Coast Guard Hero Class Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel, Mediawire, 2011-11-07. “The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, will unveil the first of the Canadian Coast Guard's nine new 'Hero' class ships currently under construction at the Halifax Shipyards. Each vessel bears the name of a fallen Canadian hero.”
- ↑ Government of Canada Dedicates New Coast Guard Vessels in Remembrance of War Heroes, Marketwire, 2011-11-10. “CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. and CCGS Private Robertson V.C. will be used in a joint Canadian Coast Guard/Royal Canadian Mounted Police program to enhance maritime security along the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence system. These vessels are the first of nine new mid-shore patrol vessels, that the Government of Canada intends to name after heroic Canadians who put their duty ahead of their safety in service to our country.”
- ↑ Peter Ziobrowski. CCGS Private Robertson VC Launched, Halifax Shipping News, 2012-05-12. “The first hero class mid-shore patrol vessel has been launched. Originally scheduled for 11:45, the launch we delayed by high winds and the need for an additional tug.”
- ↑ Government of Canada Commemorates Canadian War Heroes Through Naming of Two New Coast Guard Mid-Shore Patrol Vessels, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 2010-11. “CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. and CCGS Private Robertson V.C. will be used in a joint Canadian Coast Guard/Royal Canadian Mounted Police program to enhance maritime security along the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence system. These vessels are the first of nine new mid-shore patrol vessels, that the Government of Canada intends to name after heroic Canadians who put their duty ahead of their safety in service to our country.”
- ↑ Michel Vermette. Canadian Coast Guard Fleet Renewal Conference: New Paradigms for Defence Procurement and Industrial Policy?, Queen's University, 2012-02-27, p. 10.
- ↑ Keith Ashfield. The Honourable Keith Ashfield, P.C., M.P., Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, at the Hero Class Patrol Vessel Construction Update, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 2011-11-09. “Private Robertson joined the 27th Battalion in 1915 and received the Victoria Cross for his remarkable valour during the final assault on Passchendaele – one of the most significant battles in World War I. Private Robertson is one of only 94 Canadians to have been honoured with the Victoria Cross.”
- ↑ Coast Guard vessel to be named in honour of Victoria Cross recipient from Stellarton, NG News, 2010-11-26. Retrieved on 2012-09-18. “Central Nova MP Peter MacKay announced Wednesday that one of the two new ships will be named after Victoria Cross recipient Private James Peter Robertson.”
- ↑ Bryn Weese. Fallen Heroes to be honoured with namesake ships Thursday, London Free Press, 2011-02-10. “The CCGS Corporal Kaeble and CCGS Private Robertson will be used in a joint maritime security program with the RCMP in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.”
- ↑ Peter Ziobrowski. CCGS Private Robertson VC is now in service, Halifax Shipping News, 2012-08-06.