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This icebreaker was built in 1969 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, QC.
Historical Notes
From Wikipedia: "This vessel entered service with the Canadian Coast Guard in October 1969 for use mainly as an icebreaker but to also tend to the large buoys that were replacing lightships.
In 1974, Norman McLeod Rogers performed hydrographic survey work in the Arctic, surveying around Bathurst Island for possible gas pipeline construction. This vessel was was transferred to the west coast in 1990." In 1994-2018 this vessel was in service with the Chilean Navy.
Owners & Masters
In 1969-1994 she was owned by the Minister of Transport, for the Canadian Coast Guard, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 1994-2018 she was in service with the Chilean Navy.
Masters
Captain P.M. Toomey (1975-1981)
Armament
two Oerlikon 20 mm guns
Name Significance
Norman McLeod Rogers was a former Canadian MP and cabinet minister. Oscar Viel Toro (1837–1892), was the commander of the Chilean naval forces from 1881–1883 and 1891.
Repower
Repowered in 1982, the gas turbines were replaced with diesels and the icebreaker's propulsion system is currently four Fairbanks-Morse 38D8-1/8 diesel engines (8,496 hp (6,335 kW) sustained) with four GE generators generating 4.8 megawatts (6,400 hp) and two Ruston RK3CZ diesel engines (7,250 hp (5,410 kW) sustained) with two GE generators generating 2.6 megawatts (3,500 hp) driving two shafts creating 12,000 hp total.
References
- Maginley, C.D. & B. Collin (2001)
- Canada List of Shipping
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
