CCGS Henry Larsen
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | CCGS Henry Larsen |
| Namesake: | Henry Larsen RCMP |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Commissioned: | 1987 |
| Refit: | 2000 |
| Homeport: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,166 tons |
| Length: | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 19.6 m (64 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class: | Arctic Class 4 |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km) |
| Complement: | 31 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
CCGS Henry Larsen is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker based in St John's, Newfoundland.
A "Medium Gulf/River icebreaker", the vessel is named after Henry Larsen, the commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel St. Roch which was the first vessel to traverse the Northwest Passage in a single season.
The Canadian Coast Guard has two vessels in their "Heavy icebreaker" class, and four in the "Medium Gulf/River icebreaker" class. These are their only vessels capable of year-round operation in the high Arctic. These vessels all have a helicopter hangar and can carry and maintain a BO-105 helicopter, which is used for logistical purposes, as well as ice-spotting, and search and rescue.
A 2004 voyage of this vessel is the subject of the documentary film "Ice Breaker".
In 2008 *Discovery Channel filed and episode of *Mighty Ships on the Larsen as she did a Ice Patrol around the Notre Dame Bay area of Newfoundland and Labrador.
In September 2009 the Henry Larsen participated in a training exercise with the Danish vessels HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen and HDMS Hvidbjørnen.[1]
References
- ↑ "Update: Denmark's Arctic Assets and Canada's Response — Northern Deployment 2009: Danish Navy & CCG in the High Arctic". Canadian American Strategic Review. 2009-09. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.casr.ca%2Fid-arcticviking-northern-deployment-09.htm&date=2009-09-12.
External links
- The CCG's pages describing the CCGS Henry Larsen
- Ice Breaker documentary at the IMDb
- Ice Breaker documentary home page
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