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CCGS N.B. McLean
CCGS ''N.B. McLean''CCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship was a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker. Constructed in 1930 at Halifax Shipyards, she entered service as CGS ''N.B. MacLean'' and served in the Department of Transport (Canada), Department of Transport's Marine Service, using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship". The ship was transferred into the newly created Canadian Coast Guard in 1962. She served in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence until she was Ship decommissioning, decommissioned in 1979, and taken to Taiwan to be scrapped in 1989. She was replaced by . Design and description The design of the vessel was an evolution of previous Canadian icebreakers ''Montcalm'' and ''J.D. Hazen''. The icebreaker was Length overall, long overall with a Beam (nautical), beam of and a Draft (hull), draught of . The ship had a Gross register tonnage, gross register tonnage (GRT) of 3,254. ''N.B. McLean'' was powered by four Babcock & Wilcox boilers providing steam t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport Canada
Transport Canada (french: Transports Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of road, rail, marine and air transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. The current Minister of Transport is Omar Alghabra. Transport Canada is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. History The Department of Transport was created in 1935 by the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King in recognition of the changing transportation environment in Canada at the time. It merged three departments: the former Department of Railways and Canals, the Department of Marine, and the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence (c. 1927 when it replaced the Air Board) under C. D. Howe, who would use the portfolio to rationalize the governance and provision of all forms of transportation (air, water and land). He created a National Harbours Board and Trans-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
