CFAV Tillicum

CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the King's Harbour Master.^[1] She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.

History
Canada
Name	Tillicum
Operator	King's Harbour Master
Builder	Rivtow Industries (West Coast Manly Shipyards), Vancouver
Launched	1990
Christened	Wedge Island
Completed	Island Defender
Acquired	Mar 15 1997
Recommissioned	1997 with QHM
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	YTM 555
General characteristics
Displacement	140 tons
Length	21.03m
Beam	7.28m
Installed power	8V149 Detroit Diesel 635bhp x 2
Propulsion	2 × kort nozzles
Notes	Bollard pull: 16 tons

The King's Harbour Master operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tugs and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.^[2][3][4]

The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses 4 conventional rudders for steering.