CCGS Cape Ann
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The CCGS Cape Ann is one of the Canadian Coast Guard
's 36 Cape class motor life boat
.
The Cape Ann was built in the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver
, and was dedicated at Victoria
, British Columbia
in June 2005 and is stationed at Tofino.
The Cape Ann was profiled in a segment on this class of motor life boats on the televions show How things work.
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
's 36 Cape class motor life boat
Cape class motor life boat
The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a fleet of Cape-class motor lifeboats, based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States Coast Guard....
.
The Cape Ann was built in the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, and was dedicated at Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in June 2005 and is stationed at Tofino.
The Cape Ann was profiled in a segment on this class of motor life boats on the televions show How things work.