CCGS Griffon country of registry Canada
Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon is a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) high endurance multi-tasked vessel and light icebreaker stationed in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1970, Griffon provides icebreaking services along eastern Lake Ontario and upriver along the Saint Lawrence River to Montreal.Design and description
A Type 1100 buoy tender, Griffon displaces 3,096 tonnes (3,413 short tons) fully loaded, with a gross tonnage of 2,212 and a deadweight tonnage of 786 tons. The ship is 71.3 metres (233 ft 11 in) long overall and 65.2 metres (213 ft 11 in)  with a beam of 15.1 metres (49 ft 6 in) and a draught of 4.73 metres (15 ft 6 in).The ship is propelled by two shafts powered by four Fairbanks-Morse 38D8-1/8  8 cylinder diesel-electric generators that generate 3,936 kilowatts (5,278 hp) sustained driving two motors creating 3,982 horsepower (2,969 kW). This gives the ship a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a range of 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship is rated as Arctic Class 2, and has an endurance of 90 days.The ship has a crew of 25. The ship has a 118-square-metre (1,270 sq ft) flight deck to land helicopters, but unlike larger Canadian Coast Guard vessels she has no hangar. The ship is capable of operating either the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206B helicopters.
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