CCGSJean Goodwill
 AsBalder Vikingin Aberdeen
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | |
| Name | Balder Viking |
| Owner | Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Havyard Leirvik A.S.,Leirvik,Norway[2] |
| Yard number | 283[2] |
| Laid down | 28 April 1999[2] |
| Launched | 26 April 2000[2] |
| Completed | 24 October 2000[2] |
| In service | 2000–2018 |
| Fate | Sold to Canada in 2018 |
 Canada | |
| Name | CCGSJean Goodwill |
| Namesake | Jean Cuthand Goodwill |
| Owner | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Acquired | November 2020[3] |
| Commissioned | 25 August 2022[4] |
| Homeport | CCG Base Dartmouth (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) |
| Identification | IMO number:9199634[1] |
| Status | In service[4] |
| General characteristics (as built)[2] | |
| Type | Icebreaker,AHTS |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 83.7 m (275 ft) |
| Beam | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Draught |
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| Depth | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Ice class | DNVICE-10 Icebreaker |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Twoductedcontrollable pitch propellers |
| Speed |
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| Crew | 23 |
| General characteristics (after conversion)[6][7][8] | |
| Type | Medium icebreaker (CCG) |
| Ice class | |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (service) |
| Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 42 days |
| Crew |
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| Notes | Otherwise same as above |
CCGSJean Goodwillis an icebreakinganchor handling tug supply vessel(AHTS) converted to a medium classicebreakerfor theCanadian Coast Guard.She was originally built asBalder VikingforTrans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore ASin 2000. The vessel was sold to Canada in 2018 and was initially expected to enter service in late 2019 following a refit.[10]However, due to delays the conversion of the vessel was not completed until November 2020.[3][11]
CCGSJean Goodwillhas two sister vessels,CCGSCaptain Molly KoolandCCGSVincent Massey,both of which are converted offshore vessels.
Design
[edit]CCGSJean Goodwillis 83.7 metres (275 ft)long overalland 77.77 metres (255 ft)between perpendiculars.Her hull has abeamof 18 metres (59 ft) andmoulded depthof 8.5 metres (28 ft). Atdesign draught,she draws 6.5 metres (21 ft) of water, but can be loaded to a maximum draught of 7.22 metres (24 ft) which corresponds to a displacement of 6,872tons.[5]Originally built toDNVice class "ICE-10 Icebreaker", her hull structures and propulsion system will be upgraded toPolar Class 4level[9]and the vessel will be rated as Arctic Class 3 in Canadian service.[citation needed]Originally she was served by a crew of 23, but this will be reduced to 19 (9 officers and 10 crew) when the vessel is commissioned by the Canadian Coast Guard. There are also 9 additional berths.[2][8]
CCGSJean Goodwillhas four medium-speeddiesel enginesgeared to twocontrollable pitch propellersinnozzles.She has twoeight-cylinderMaK8M32 and twosix-cylinderMaK 6M32 diesel engines rated at 3,840 kW (5,150 hp) and 2,880 kW (3,860 hp) each. With a total propulsion power of 13,440 kW (18,020 hp), she can achieve a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) in open water and break 1-metre (3.3 ft) ice at a continuous speed of 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph). In addition, she has twobow thrusters(one fixed, one retractable and azimuthing) and one transverse stern thruster for maneuvering anddynamic positioning.[2]
Career
[edit]Balder Viking(2000–2018)
[edit]She has been employed supplying offshore arctic petroleum drilling expedition.
In February 2010Balder Viking,Vidar VikingandLoke Vikingwerecharteredby Edinburgh-based oil companyCairn Energy UK PLCfor four months, starting in June 2010, for drilling operations inBaffin Bay.[12][13]
CCGSJean Goodwill(2020–present)
[edit]In 2016,Chantier Davie Canadabegan offeringBalder Vikingand her sister ships as a replacement to the ageing Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers under the monikerProject Resolute.In addition to the three Swedish icebreaking offshore vessels, the offer also included a fourth slightly bigger and more powerful vessel, the US-flaggedAiviq.[14]In August 2018, Chantier Davie Canada was awarded a Can$610 million dollar contract for the acquisition and refitting of the three vessels.[15]On 10 August 2018, Viking Supply Ships announced the sale of its three vessels to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada for a profit of $274 million.[16][17]Once retrofitted at Davie Shipbuilding, the vessels are expected to remain in service in the Canadian Coast Guard for 15 to 25 years.[18][19]
Balder Vikingwas renamed CCGSJean GoodwillafterJean Cuthand Goodwill(1928–1997), a Canadian Cree nurse who, in 1954, becameSaskatchewan's first Aboriginal woman to finish a nursing program.[10]The vessel was delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard fleet in November 2020[3]and officially commissioned in August 2022.[4]
References
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- ^"Icebreakers Backgrounder".Canada.ca. 14 December 2018.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^"Project RESOLUTE Briefing"(PDF).Davie.ca. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 November 2020.Retrieved25 January2019.
- ^ab"CCGS Jean Goodwill".Department of Fisheries and Oceans.Retrieved11 August2021.
- ^ab"Feature: A Canadian Coast Guard upgrade".Drydock. 3 September 2019.Retrieved24 February2020.
- ^abPugliese, David (30 April 2019)."Davie awarded refit contract for Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker".Ottawa Citizen.Postmedia Network Inc.Retrieved1 May2019.
- ^"Davie shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing federal government on purchase".The Globe and Mail. 29 July 2020.Retrieved29 July2020.
- ^ "TransAtlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels".Trading Markets.16 February 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2010.
- ^ "AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics".Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2009.Retrieved1 February2009.
- ^"Project Resolute"(PDF).Davie Shipbuilding. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 November 2020.Retrieved20 January2018.
- ^"Icebreakers".Government of Canada, Canadian Coast Guard. December 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 24 January 2022.Retrieved20 October2022.
- ^"Sale of ships including write down of certain book values in Q2 and guiding of an expected loss in H2".vikingsupply.10 August 2018.Retrieved11 August2018.
- ^Blenkey, Nick (13 August 2018)."Viking Supply confirms sale of icebreaking AHTS trio to Canada".MarineLog.Simmons-Boardman.Retrieved1 May2019.
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"Canada Buys Commercial Icebreakers for its Coast Guard".Maritime Executive.13 August 2018.Retrieved15 August2018.
On Monday, Norwegian harsh-environment OSV operator Viking Supply Ships announced that it has sold three icebreaking anchor handlers to the government of Canada, which will retrofit them for use by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).
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"Canada to Use Interim Icebreakers for Around 20 Years".Maritime Executive.23 October 2018.Retrieved24 October2018.
The Canadian Press reports that there are no immediate plans to replace the Coast Guard's existing vessels which are on average more than 35 years old.