Ship Details
Terry Fox Photo Credit: www.inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Government of Canada

 

Registry #1	803579 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	8127799	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1983	Terry Fox	Name 6
Name 2	1994	Terry Fox (C.C.G.S.)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1983	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	266.3' x 57.4'x 32.8'
Builder	Burrard-Yarrows Corp., North Vancouver BC	Measurement (metric)	81.17m x 17.5m x 7.99m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4233.77	Type 1	Icebreaker, Class IV (Heavy Gulf)
Registered Tonnage	1955.64	Type 2
Engine	22000bhp T/S diesel	Engine Manufacture	Stork-Werkspoor AG
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	CGTF
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain P. Kimmerley (1990-1991)

 

Owner(s)
In 1983 she was owned by BeauDril Ltd. a subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resorces Inc., Calgary AB Canada. In 1983 she was owned by Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary AB Canada. In 1994 she was owned by the Minister of Transport Canada, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1997-2022 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa ON Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2022	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Named for the popular amputee trans-Canada runner Terry Fox who came from Vancouver BC and died during an attempt to run across Canada.

 

Anecdotes

This vessel was a Class-4 icebreaker protecting drilling platforms from dangerous ice loads, provide supply services and anchor handling duties. were designed to try to extend the drilling season in the Arctic for Beaudrill Limited by developing a supply vessel which could withstand winter ice conditions. In 1991 this vessel made a west to east transit of the Northwest Passage under the command of Captain P. Kimmerley.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Maginley, C.D. & B. Collin (2001); MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia; Canada List of Shipping
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