Английская Википедия:CGS Vigilant
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsCGS VigilantШаблон:Efn was a Fisheries Protection patrol vessel employed on the Canadian Great Lakes. Completed in 1904, the vessel remained in service on the Great Lakes until 1924. The vessel was then chartered by the Canadian Customs Preventive Service until 1929 for service on the East Coast of Canada. The ship was sold to private interests and converted to a barge. She remained in service until 1956 when the vessel was broken up.
Description
Vigilant, designed as an armed patrol vessel for service on the Great Lakes, was of steel construction and fitted with a ram bow.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was Шаблон:Convert long with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. Vigilant had a tonnage of Шаблон:GRT. The ship was powered by two triple expansion steam engines driving two screws creating Шаблон:Convert (nominal) or Шаблон:Convert. This gave the vessel a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert. The vessel was armed with two QF 3-pounder guns.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
Vigilant, described as the "first modern warship to be built in Canada", was acquired for patrol service on the Great Lakes to replace the aging Шаблон:Ship.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The vessel was constructed by Polson Iron Works Limited at their shipyard in Toronto and was launched on 11 September 1904, and completed later in the year.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Vigilant was sometimes described as a "third class cruiser".Шаблон:Sfn Vigilant was credited at the time by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Louis-Philippe Brodeur as being the nucleus of the future Royal Canadian Navy.Шаблон:Sfn Upon entering service, the crew of the vessel wore naval-style uniforms, a first for Canada.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel entered service in 1904 as a fisheries patrol vessel.Шаблон:Sfn On 7 June 1905 Vigilant collided with the Шаблон:GRT fishing steamer Grace M. Шаблон:Convert east of Middle Island in Lake Erie. Grace M sank and two of fishing vessel's crew drowned in the incident.[1] Vigilant remained on fisheries patrol until 1924, when the vessel was sold by the Department of Marine and Fisheries.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1926 Vigilant was chartered by the Customs Preventive Service for East Coast patrols to counter smuggling. Between 1927 and 1929, Vigilant patrolled Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The vessel was later converted to a barge and was scrapped in 1956 by Steel Co. in Hamilton, Ontario.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
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