Fire class fireboat
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The Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
operates two Fire-class fireboats/Yard tractor tugs. The two vessels are the CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562)
CFAV Firebrand
The CFAV Firebrand is a in the Royal Canadian Navy.Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.Her sister ship CFAV Firebird is based in CFB Halifax....
and the CFAV Firebird (YTR 561)
CFAV Firebird
The CFAV Firebird is a in the Royal Canadian Navy. Firebird is based in CFB Halifax, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Her sister ship CFAV Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt....
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Firebird is based at CFB Halifax
CFB Halifax
Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic....
, and Firebrand at CFB Esquimalt
CFB Esquimalt
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters....
. The class is based on British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
designs and built at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver in 1978, and later acquired by the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
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