CCGS Samuel Risley
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| Career |  |
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| Name: | CCGS Samuel Risley |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Commissioned: | 1985 |
| Homeport: | Parry Sound, Ontario |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,967 tons |
| Length: | 69.73 m (228 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range: | 16,700 nmi (30,900 km) |
| Complement: | 22 |
The CCGS Samuel Risley is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and buoy tender.
Named after the 19th century maritime inspector, she is a light icebreaker with a capability to break ice up to two feet (600 mm) thick.
Based in the Great Lakes, CCGS Samuel Risley is responsible for keeping an ice-free passage between Port Colborne, Ontario and Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The vessel has a tall foredeck, and a long low quarterdeck, for carrying buoys, where a crane is permanently mounted.
The Risley makes occasional courtesy visits to American ports.[1]
