CCGS Brant
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CCGS Brant was a Canadian Coast Guard Ship operating as a navigation aids vessel
between 1928 and 1966.
Commissioned in 1928, as CGS Brant (using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship"), she saw service as a navigation aids vessel in the Department of Transport's Marine Service, stationed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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With the creation of the Canadian Coast Guard
in 1962, she was known as CCGS Brant. The last Coal-burner in the Canadian Government service, she was decommissioned in 1966.
Buoy tender
A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. The name is also used for someone who works on such a vessel and maintains buoys....
between 1928 and 1966.
Commissioned in 1928, as CGS Brant (using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship"), she saw service as a navigation aids vessel in the Department of Transport's Marine Service, stationed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
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With the creation of the Canadian Coast Guard
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...
in 1962, she was known as CCGS Brant. The last Coal-burner in the Canadian Government service, she was decommissioned in 1966.