CCGS Sora
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CCGS Sora was a 12.5m Small Multi Task Utility Craft that has seen service with the Canadian Coast Guard and Toronto Fire Services. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode. In 2005, it was transferred to Toronto and used as part of the Fire Services fleet. It was finally retired in 2015.
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As the fireboat Sora | |
History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Sora |
Operator | |
Builder | Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd., Kingston |
Commissioned | 1982 |
Recommissioned | 2005 with Toronto Fire Services |
Decommissioned | 2005 from CCG |
In service | 1982–present |
Stricken | 2005 |
Homeport |
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Fate | Transferred as reserve ship for the Toronto Fire Services |
Status | Retired with Toronto Fire Services on October 31, 2015 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Multiple Task Utility Craft |
Tonnage | 21 gross tons |
Length | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | Diesel engines |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h) |
Range | 300 nautical miles (560 km) |
Endurance | 1 day |
Complement | 3 |
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