Hudson (ship, 1963)

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Hudson
Hudson is looking for the remains of Swissair Flight 111
Hudson is looking for the remains of Swissair Flight 111
Ship data
flag CanadaCanada Canada
Shipyard Saint John SB & DD Ltd., Saint John
Launch 1963
Ship dimensions and crew
length
90.4 m ( Lüa )
width 15.4 m
Draft Max. 6.8 m
 
crew 31 men
Machine system
machine diesel-electric
4 × diesel
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		6,469 kW (8,795 hp)
Top
speed 		17.0 kn (31 km / h)
propeller 2
Others
Registration
numbers 		IMO 5405279

The Hudson is a research vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard . The equipped for oceanographic research cruise ship complies with the Polar Class 2 . Registered in Ottawa , Ontario, it is part of the CCG's Atlantic fleet with its home port in Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) . It is the most famous research vessel in Canada and assigned to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography , for which it is at sea around 200 days a year.

The ship is named after the English navigator Henry Hudson .

history

The Hudson was built by Saint John SB & DD Ltd. on behalf of the then Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (now Natural Resources Canada ). in Saint John , New Brunswick , and launched in 1963. In the 1960s, research using the Hudson confirmed the continental drift. Measurements on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were taken during five research trips. In 1967 the ship set out for the first oceanographic research voyage, which was carried out in the Denmark Strait in winter.

One of the Hudson's most tragic missions took place in 1982. She was looking for the bodies of the Ocean Ranger disaster on Valentine's Day 1982.

equipment

The Hudson has a hydrographic, an oceanographic and a geochemical laboratory on board.

literature

  • Charles D. Maginley: The Canadian Coast Guard 1962-2002. Vanwell Publishing Ltd., St. Catharines Ontario 2003. ISBN 1-55125-075-6 .

Web links

Commons : IMO 5405279  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b CCGS Hudson. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, June 16, 2015, accessed November 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b CCG Fleet: Vessel Details. Government of Canada - Canadian Coast Guard, accessed November 28, 2018 .