Ville class tugs
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The Royal Canadian Navy
operates five Ville-class harbour tugs.
The five vessels are the CFAV Lawrenceville (YTL 590),
CFAV Parksville (YTL 591),
CFAV Listerville (YTL 592),
CFAV Merrickville (YTL 593) and
CFAV Marysville (YTL 594).
Listerville, Merrickville and Maryville are based in CFB Halifax
, on Canada's East Coast.
Lawrenceville and Parksville are based in CFB Esquimalt
.
The Royal Canadian Navy operates six other, larger tugboats, the 140 ton CFAV Tillicum, and five 250 ton Glen class tugs
, and two 140 ton Fire class fireboat
s.
The larger tugs are also split between both coasts.
Canada operated a fleet of 17 ton tugs, built during World War II
, which were also called the Ville-class. The current vessels are named after the World War 2 vessels.
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 five Ville-class harbour tugs.
The five vessels are the CFAV Lawrenceville (YTL 590),
CFAV Parksville (YTL 591),
CFAV Listerville (YTL 592),
CFAV Merrickville (YTL 593) and
CFAV Marysville (YTL 594).
Listerville, Merrickville and Maryville are based in 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....
, on Canada's East Coast.
Lawrenceville and Parksville are based in 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 Royal Canadian Navy operates six other, larger tugboats, the 140 ton CFAV Tillicum, and five 250 ton Glen class tugs
Glen class tugs
The Glen-class is a class of naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy.-Ships:The five vessels are divided between the two fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy, with three assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic and two assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific.Maritime Forces Pacific, CFB...
, and two 140 ton Fire class fireboat
Fire class fireboat
The Royal Canadian Navy operates two Fire-class fireboats/Yard tractor tugs. The two vessels are the CFAV Firebrand and the CFAV Firebird ....
s.
The larger tugs are also split between both coasts.
Canada operated a fleet of 17 ton tugs, built during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, which were also called the Ville-class. The current vessels are named after the World War 2 vessels.
| displacement | 45 gross tons |
| length | 19.5m |
| beam | 4.72m |
| draught | 2.74m |
| powerplant | 1 x Caterpillar 3406 diesel (365hp)East coast Villes only. West coast Villes 1 x Caterpillar D343 rated @ 365bhp. |
| propulsion | 1x steerable kort nozzle Kort nozzle The Kort nozzle is a shrouded, ducted propeller assembly for marine propulsion. The hydrodynamic design of the shroud, which is shaped like a foil, offers advantages for certain conditions over bare propellers.... |
| bollard pull | 7.5 tons |