CCGS Westport

CCGS Westport is a Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue vessel homeported in Westport, Nova Scotia.^[1]

Vessel similar to CCGS Westport
History
Canada
Name	Westport
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry	Ottawa, Ontario
Builder	Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario
Yard number	820275
Commissioned	1997
Homeport	CCG Base Westport, Nova Scotia - Maritime Region
Identification	MMSI number: 316001892 Callsign: CG2388
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class motor lifeboat
Tonnage	43 GT
Length	15.77 m (51.7 ft)
Beam	5.18 m (17.0 ft)
Draft	1.25 m (4.1 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3408 TA diesel engines, 704 hp (525 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi)
Endurance	1 day
Complement	4

She is a Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class motor lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom 15.77-metre (51.7 ft) Arun-class design.^[1] She entered service in 1997.^[2]

Westport is staffed by a crew of four and allows rescued persons to survive one day before help arrives.

See also

Westport is one of ten Arun-class lifeboats operated by the Canadian Coast Guard:

• CCGS Sambro - one of two lifeboat operating out of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
• CCGS Clark's Harbour - same class of boat operating out of Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia.