CCGH 045
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CCGH 045 is a former Canadian Coast Guard
hovercraft
that had been based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
045 is a SR.N6 model built by British Hovercraft Corporation
and commissioned by the Canadian Coast Guard in 1969.
The primary missions of CCGH 045 was performing search and rescue
missions in the Fraser River
delta and its navigable tributaries, as well as the Georgia Strait. Occasionally the CCGH 045 performed navigation aid maintenance.
The hovercraft was assigned to the Pacific Region base CCG Station Sea Island in Richmond, BC.
The Coast Guard's other SR.N6 (SR-N6-39) hovercraft, CCGH 039, was decommissioned in 1998 for use as a parts supply for the CCGH 045.
Both 045 and 039 were replaced by the newer British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 in 1998.
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...
hovercraft
Hovercraft
A hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...
that had been based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
045 is a SR.N6 model built by British Hovercraft Corporation
British Hovercraft Corporation
British Hovercraft Corporation was the corporate entity created when the Saunders Roe division of Westland Aircraft and Vickers Supermarine combined March 1966 with the intention of creating viable commercial hovercraft - .None of the Vickers designs were 'taken forward', the...
and commissioned by the Canadian Coast Guard in 1969.
The primary missions of CCGH 045 was performing search and rescue
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
missions in the Fraser River
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
delta and its navigable tributaries, as well as the Georgia Strait. Occasionally the CCGH 045 performed navigation aid maintenance.
The hovercraft was assigned to the Pacific Region base CCG Station Sea Island in Richmond, BC.
The Coast Guard's other SR.N6 (SR-N6-39) hovercraft, CCGH 039, was decommissioned in 1998 for use as a parts supply for the CCGH 045.
Both 045 and 039 were replaced by the newer British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 in 1998.
See also
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- CCGH Siyay
- CCGH Waban-Aki
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