CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555)
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The CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Royal Canadian Navy
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She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt
, on Vancouver Island
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The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45 ton Ville class tugs
and five 250 ton Glen class tugs
, and two 140 ton Fire class fireboat
s.
The Ville class tugs rotate their kort nozzle
for steering. The Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.
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...
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She is stationed at 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....
, on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
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The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45 ton Ville class tugs
Ville class tugs
The Royal Canadian Navy operates five Ville-class harbour tugs.The five vessels are the CFAV Lawrenceville ,CFAV Parksville ,CFAV Listerville ,CFAV Merrickville andCFAV Marysville ....
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 Ville class tugs rotate their 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....
for steering. The Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.
| displacement | 140 tons |
| propulsion | 2x 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.... s |
| bollard pull | 16 tons |