Английская Википедия:CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsCCGS Kopit Hopson 1752, formerly CCGS Edward Cornwallis,Шаблон:Efn is a Шаблон:Sclass of the Canadian Coast Guard. She serves as a light icebreaker and buoy tender on the East Coast of Canada. Entering service in 1986, the vessel is homeported at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel was originally named after Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis, a British Army officer and founding governor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Due to the controversial history of the vessel's initial namesake, the ship was renamed in consultation with indigenous peoples, to commemorate Jean-Baptiste Cope under his Mi'kmaq name, British Governor Peregrine Hopson, and the year of the peace and friendship treaty created by former Governor Edward Cornwallis.
Design and description
Kopit Hopson 1752 and sister ship Шаблон:Ship differ from the rest of the class by having one less deck in the superstructure and their buoy-handling derricks mounted forward.Шаблон:Sfn Kopit Hopson 1752 displaces Шаблон:Convert fully loaded with a Шаблон:GT and a Шаблон:NetT. The ship is Шаблон:Convert long overall with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
The vessel is powered and propelled by two fixed-pitch propellers and bow thrusters powered by three Alco 251F diesel-electric engines creating Шаблон:Convert and three Canadian GE generators producing 6 megawatts of AC power driving two Canadian GE motors creating Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn[1] The ship is also equipped with one Caterpillar 3306 emergency generator, and one Caterpillar 3508 auxiliary generator. This gives the ship a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. Capable of carrying Шаблон:Convert of diesel fuel, Kopit Hopson 1752 has a maximum range of Шаблон:Convert at a cruising speed of Шаблон:Convert and can stay at sea for up to 120 days. The ship is certified as Arctic Class 2.[1]
The icebreaker is equipped with one Racal Decca Bridgemaster navigational radar operating on the I band. The vessel is equipped with a Шаблон:Convert cargo hold. Kopit Hopson 1752 has a flight deck and hangar which originally housed light helicopters of the MBB Bo 105 or Bell 206L types, but in the 2010s, the Bell 429 GlobalRanger and Bell 412EPI were acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard to replace the older helicopters.[2] The ship has a complement of 25, with 10 officers and 15 crew. Kopit Hopson 1752 has 9 additional berths.[1]
Operational history
The ship was constructed by Marine Industries at their yard in Tracy, Quebec, with the yard number 450.[3] Edward Cornwallis was launched on 24 February 1986 and entered service on 14 August 1986.Шаблон:Sfn[3] The ship is registered in Ottawa, Ontario, and homeported at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
On 17 December 2007, Edward Cornwallis was dispatched to recover the Шаблон:Convert barge Houston carrying diesel fuel that had cast adrift in St. George's Bay near Port Hood, Nova Scotia. Facing Шаблон:Convert winds and Шаблон:Convert waves, members of the crew boarded the barge. They rescued the crew and kept the barge from going aground until a tugboat arrived on 19 December. Five members of the crew were later awarded medals for their efforts.[4]
On 2 March 2020, Shelburne Ship Repair was awarded a Шаблон:CAD contract to refit Edward Cornwallis at their yard in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Work was expected to begin in April and last until January 2021.[5] During the refit, the ship was renamed to CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752.[6]
In June 2023, the ship was one of those engaged in the search efforts involved in the Titan submersible implosion.[7]
Names
Launch name
The ship was originally launched as CCGS Edward Cornwallis in 1986, named after Edward Cornwallis, a British military officer, who became governor of Nova Scotia. He was notorious for having a 1749 scalping proclamation for a bounty on the heads of Mi'kmaq; and funding Gorham's Rangers, a mercenary unit that harassed the Mi'kmaq. As Cornwallis' legacy has been reevaluated, the name of the ship became problematic to the greater public, and the Mi'kmaq requested a name change.[6][8][9][10]
Renaming
Due to the controversial history of the ship's original namesake, the ship was pending a rename by the Mi'kmaq.[9] The Halifax Shipping News reported[6] on 31 March 2021 that the Canadian Coast Guard vessel formerly known as Edward Cornwallis, had been re-registered[11] as CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752. The new name was chosen in consultation with indigenous peoples and recognizes Jean-Baptiste Cope under his Mi'kmaq name, British Governor Peregrine Hopson, and the year of the peace and friendship treaty created by former Governor Edward Cornwallis.[12]
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Шаблон:T1100 class icebreaker Шаблон:Icebreakers of Canada
