Английская Википедия:CNAV Endeavour

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CNAV Endeavour (later CFAV Endeavour, after the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces)[1] was an Шаблон:Sclass. The vessel served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1965 to 1999. Endeavour performed research in oceanography and anti-submarine warfare, primarily on the West Coast of Canada.

Description

Endeavour had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert at full load with a length overall of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. EndeavourШаблон:'s hull was stiffened for work in areas with ice.Шаблон:Sfn

The ship was propelled by two shafts driven by a diesel-electric engine creating Шаблон:Convert. The machinery space was insulated to reduce noise. This gave the vessel a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert and a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. Endeavour could turn 2Шаблон:Frac times its length. The ship had a Шаблон:Convert helicopter deck. The ship was fitted with two 9-ton Austin-Weston telescopic cranes. Two oceanographical winches, each holding Шаблон:Convert of wire, two bathythermograph winches and one deep-sea coring winch were also fitted. The vessel had a complement of 50, which included 10 officers, 13 scientists and two aircrew.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

Endeavour was ordered from Yarrows Ltd. and constructed at their shipyard in Esquimalt, British Columbia and given the yard number 250.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn EndeavourШаблон:'s keel was laid down on 4 September 1963 and the ship was launched on 4 September 1964.Шаблон:Sfn The vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 9 March 1965 and given the hull number AGOR 171.Шаблон:Sfn Endeavour was deployed on the West Coast of Canada researching anti-submarine warfare from the time the ship entered service until 1999. The vessel replaced the old Шаблон:Sclass Шаблон:HMCS. In 1999, Endeavour was transferred to the East Coast to replace Шаблон:Ship temporarily, while Quest was undergoing modernisation. In 2000, Endeavour was discarded.Шаблон:Sfn

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