CCGS Alexander Henry

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CCGS Alexander Henry is a former Canadian Coast Guard light icebreaker and buoy tender that served on the Great Lakes from 1959 to 1984. In 1986, the vessel was handed over to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario for preservation as a museum ship. Previously, during the summer months the vessel was also operated as a bed and breakfast.
Alexander Henry is a light icebreaker and buoy tender that was designed to serve on the Great Lakes in North America. The vessel displaces 2,497 long tons and is 1,674 gross register tons . The ship is 64.0 metres long overall and 58.6 metres long between perpendiculars with a beam of 13.3 metres and a draught of 4.9 metres . The ship is powered by two Fairbanks-Morse 10-cylinder 2-cycle 37F16 diesel engines driving two shafts creating 3,550 brake horsepower . This gives the ship a maximum speed of 13 knots . No helicopter facilities were added to the ship as they were considered unnecessary for freshwater operations.

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