Английская Википедия:CCGS Waban-Aki
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsCCGS Waban-Aki was a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It was a Type 200 AP1-88 air-cushioned vehicle (ACV) and sister ship to Шаблон:Ship. Its name is derived from the First Nations term Wabanaki meaning "people of the dawn". The hovercraft decommissioned in 2010 and was replaced by Шаблон:Ship. The primary missions of Waban-Aki were icebreaking and performing search and rescue missions in the Saint Lawrence River and its navigable tributaries. Occasionally Waban-Aki performed navigation aid maintenance.
Description
Designated Type 200 by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Waban-Aki was a AP1-88 ACV hovercraftШаблон:Sfn that had a light displacement of Шаблон:Cvt and measured Шаблон:Convert long with a beam of Шаблон:Cvt. The vessel's height with the air cushion inflated was Шаблон:Cvt. Waban-Aki was powered by four Deutz diesel engines creating Шаблон:Convert giving the hovercraft a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert cruising speed. The vessel was crewed by four personnel including three officers.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
After developing operational experience with Voyageur, a prototype hovercraft in service with the CCG, on the Saint Lawrence River the CCG sought to replace the aging hovercraft in 1985.Шаблон:Sfn In 1986, the British Hovercraft Corporation offered a variant of its AP.1-88 passenger ferry hovercraft design to Canada which was accepted and construction started at Cowes, England.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The vessel was launched and completed in mid 1987.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was commissioned into the CCG on 15 July 1987 as Waban-Aki, a First Nations term meaning "people of the dawn".Шаблон:Sfn The hovercraft underwent sea trials before arriving in Montreal, Quebec in August 1987 and began operations in October.Шаблон:Sfn Waban-Aki was homeported at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Quebec - Quebec Region and given the identifier CH-CGC.Шаблон:Sfn
Due to the high volume of shipping in the Canadian Saint Lawrence and the requirement to keep the shipping lanes open year round, CCG hovercraft in Eastern Canada are primarily tasked with icebreaking, with secondary tasks such as performing search and rescue missions and navigation aid maintenance.Шаблон:Sfn Waban-Aki performed these duties for 22 years before being taken out of service and being replaced by Шаблон:Ship in 2009.[1]
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External links
- Correo Orinoco, Video and text on hovercraft operation on Rio Orinoco, possibly of former Waban-Aki.
Шаблон:Canadian AP1-88 hovercraft
