CCGS Simcoe
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The CCGS Simcoe, built in 1962, was one of the longest serving vessels in the Canadian Coast Guard
(CCG) Fleet at 45 years. It was the last ship of the original official Coast Guard fleet, created in 1962 to be decommissioned.
An earlier vessel named Simcoe
was launched in 1909.
Remaining operational for 45 years, the Simcoe was finally decommissioned and renamed (decommissioning number) 2007-01. The vessel was sold and is currently being used as hotel accommodations in northern Georgian Bay..
Simcoe served a very long career operating out of Prescott, Ontario
.
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...
(CCG) Fleet at 45 years. It was the last ship of the original official Coast Guard fleet, created in 1962 to be decommissioned.
An earlier vessel named Simcoe
CGS Simcoe (1909)
CGS Simcoe was a a 913 tonne lighthouse supply and buoy vessel of the Canadian government.She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, generating 217 horse power....
was launched in 1909.
Remaining operational for 45 years, the Simcoe was finally decommissioned and renamed (decommissioning number) 2007-01. The vessel was sold and is currently being used as hotel accommodations in northern Georgian Bay..
Simcoe served a very long career operating out of Prescott, Ontario
Prescott, Ontario
Prescott is a town of approximately 4,180 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, 5 km east of Prescott in Johnstown, connects it with Ogdensburg, New York...
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