CCGS Judy LaMarsh
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CCGS Judy LaMarsh is a Canadian Coast Guard light icebreaker. Built in 2010 as a shallow-draught icebreaking tug Mangystau-2 for the Caspian Sea oil fields, the vessel was acquired by Canada as an interim solution while the existing fleet undergoes service life extension and maintenance.
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History | |
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Name | Mangystau-2 |
Owner |
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Operator | Caspian Offshore Construction (2010–2021)[2] |
Port of registry |
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Ordered | April 2009 |
Builder | STX Europe Braila shipyard, Romania |
Yard number | 741[3] |
Laid down | 25 June 2010[3] |
Completed | 11 October 2010[3] |
In service | 2010–2021 |
Fate | Sold to Canada in 2021 |
Canada | |
Name | CCGS Judy LaMarsh |
Namesake | Judy LaMarsh |
Owner | Canadian Coast Guard |
Port of registry | Ottawa, Ontario |
Acquired | 2021 |
In service | 2023–present |
Refit | 2022, 2024 |
Identification | |
Status | In service |
General characteristics (as built)[4] | |
Type | Shallow-draught icebreaking tug |
Tonnage | |
Length | 66.3 m (217 ft 6 in)[3] |
Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.5–3.0 m (8 ft 2 in – 9 ft 10 in) |
Depth | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Ice class | In excess of 1A Super |
Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar 3512C (4 × 1,790 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3] |
Capacity | 300 tonnes of deck cargo |
Crew |
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General characteristics (after refit) | |
Type | Light icebreaker (CCG) |
Notes | Otherwise same as above |
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In addition to CCGS Judy LaMarsh, the Canadian Coast Guard operates four other icebreakers converted from commercial icebreaking offshore vessels: CCGS Terry Fox, CCGS Captain Molly Kool, CCGS Jean Goodwill and CCGS Vincent Massey.