CCGS Cape Roger
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsCCGS Cape RogerTemplate:Efn is the lead ship of the Template:Sclass fisheries patrol vessels operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1977 and was assigned to monitor the Atlantic fisheries. During the Turbot War, Cape Roger took part in the detainment of the Spanish fishing trawler Estai. The ship is currently in service.
Design and description
Cape Roger is Template:Convert long overall with a beam of Template:Convert and a draught of Template:Convert.<ref name=crcg1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The ship has a fully loaded displacement of Template:Convert, a gross tonnage (GT) of 1,255 and a Template:NetT.<ref name=crcg1/>Template:Sfn The ship is propelled by two Polar Nohab F212V 12-cylinder geared diesel engines driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow thrusters creating Template:Convert. This gives the vessel a maximum speed of Template:Convert. Cape Roger carries Template:Convert of diesel fuel giving the vessel a range of Template:Convert at Template:Convert and can stay at sea for up to 31 days.<ref name=crcg1/>
The ship was equipped with a flight deck located over the stern of the vessel and was capable of landing operations for one light helicopter. Cape Roger was initially fitted with a hangar.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn In 2011, the hangar was removed and replaced with a workshop and the flight deck was modified and is capable only of helicopter hoisting.<ref name=crcg1/> The patrol vessel is armed with two Template:Convert machine guns.Template:Sfn The ship has a complement of 19, with 8 officers and 11 crew. The vessel has 23 spare berths.<ref name=crcg1/>
Construction and career
The vessel was built at Ferguson Industries Ltd., Pictou, Nova Scotia with the yard number 201 and launched on 12 June 1976.Template:Sfn Named for a cape on the western side of Placentia Bay on the island of Newfoundland, the ship was commissioned into the Canadian Coast Guard in August 1977.Template:Sfn<ref name=crcg2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cape Roger is registered in Ottawa, Ontario, but is homeported at CCG Base St. John's in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref name=crcg1/> The ship is used to monitor the Atlantic Canada fisheries, primarily those on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.<ref name=crcg2/>
In 1993, Cape Roger and Template:Ship were sent to track the Sea Shepherd vessel Cleveland Amory, which had chased the Cuban fishing trawler Rio Las Casas from the Grand Banks. With Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers embarked, Cape Roger boarded Cleveland Amory and detained the ship. Paul Watson was forced to sell Cleveland Amory to pay the fines for the incident.Template:Sfn In June 1994, Cape Roger was among the Coast Guard vessels sent to monitor the European fishing fleet on the Grand Banks after Canada claimed jurisdiction over the fishing in the area in what became known as the Turbot War. On 9 March 1995, the Coast Guard sent several vessels to detain the Spanish fishing trawler Estai. Cape Roger was given the job of closing with Estai and allowing the RCMP and Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel to board the fishing trawler. The operation was successful and Estai was detained.Template:Sfn The patrol vessel underwent a mid-life modernization at Shelburne Marine, Shelburne in 1996.Template:Sfn On 3 October 1997, the small freighter Vanessa sent a distress signal which two merchants responded to, recovering nine survivors the next day. Cape Roger arrived on scene and recovered four bodies and one more survivor.Template:Sfn
In 2011 Cape Roger underwent a $12 million refit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During this refit the flight deck and hangar were modified.<ref name=crcg1/> In September 2016, Cape Roger took part in the search for survivors of the Pop's Pride fishing trawler sinking off the coast of Newfoundland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2018, Cape Roger, along with Template:HMCS, Template:HMCS, a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and a United States Coast Guard took part in the rescue of four crew of the Template:Convert sailboat Makena which had been disabled Template:Convert south of Newfoundland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>