tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post6843320758608741980..comments2024-03-28T06:45:47.449-03:00Comments on Shipfax: Canadian Coast Guard Part 3 - lesser lightsMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559556529557710099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-28938826191875771182014-11-26T17:20:56.095-04:002014-11-26T17:20:56.095-04:00Mac
SWA was twin screw with a DC/DC diesel/elec sy...Mac<br />SWA was twin screw with a DC/DC diesel/elec system. Her elec. motors were of variable speed and reversible. She had fixed pitch props - not CP. Like your site.<br />ExoldmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-19434256476959700632014-11-24T15:14:30.601-04:002014-11-24T15:14:30.601-04:00Mac
The SWA was a diesel electric ship with fixed ...Mac<br />The SWA was a diesel electric ship with fixed blades as the electric motors were reversible and variable in speed.<br />ExoldmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-86448178890581973182014-11-15T16:28:24.395-04:002014-11-15T16:28:24.395-04:00Don't forget the CCGS Henry Larsen & Terry...Don't forget the CCGS Henry Larsen & Terry Fox. The Larsen sailed out of Dartmouth from 1988 to 1996. The Larsen was the Labrador replacement. The Fox was chartered from Beaudril 1991 to 93 then bought outright. Both vessels were (hopefully still are) excellent icebreakers. Sadly the large icebreakers have all been relocated to St. John's. A poorly thought out political decision.Blair Gilhenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953435064875440724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-73201825425109566932014-11-13T23:30:46.712-04:002014-11-13T23:30:46.712-04:00Great photos and stories, Mac!
Just a few minor co...Great photos and stories, Mac!<br />Just a few minor comments:<br />1. The Provo Wallis (sister ship to the Bartlett) was originally assigned to Dartmouth not Saint John (which already had the Walter E Foster, the Thomas Carleton and the Robert Foulis).<br />2. The SAR yellow superstructure livery was switched back to white PRIOR to the transfer of the CCG to DFO. The yellow was implemented subsequent to IMO recommendations. Best explanation I'd heard for the switch back to white was to avoid having to provide bilingual service on ships "identified as SAR" and providing service directly to the public (as opposed to icebreakers, buoytenders etc.). The "Venez Mayday" language training program for SAR crews was proving impossible to deliver in sufficient numbers, so a simpler solution was to no longer "identify" the ships visibly as primary SAR. The "Search and Rescue" placards were removed at the same time. Seriously.<br />VintageCCG@gmail.com Vintage CCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926806601936601385noreply@blogger.com