CCGS ''Frederick G. Creed'' was a hydrographic survey vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard on behalf of the

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, a scientific agency of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The ship was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems Incorporated of San Diego, California and entered service the same year. The ship was taken out of service in March 2020 and sold for

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Design and description

CCGS ''Frederick G. Creed'', constructed of aluminum, employed a SWATH system and was named after Frederick G. Creed, an inventor and pioneer of this technology. The vessel had a

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of 152 tons and was long with a

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of and a draught of . ''Frederick G. Creed'' was powered by two

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12V92 geared diesel engines driving two shafts turning a fixed pitch propeller each. The machinery was rated at and gave the vessel a maximum speed of . ''Frederick G. Creed'' had a range of at and had capacity for of diesel fuel for an endurance of three days. ''Frederick G. Creed'' had one dry lab aboard and carried one manually-launched rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The vessel had a complement of four personnel, composed of one officer and three crew.

Construction and service

CCGS ''Frederick G. Creed'' was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems at their yard in San Diego, California. The vessel entered service with the Canadian Coast Guard in 1989 and is registered in

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, Ontario and rated as a Mid Shore Science Vessel. It was homeported in Rimouski, Quebec and was used to perform surveys of the Laurentian and Maritimes regions. ''Frederick G. Creed'' was sent to Cape Hatteras to perform wave dynamic studies. In March 2020, the vessel was declared surplus and sold for

. Demolition was completed in December 2020.

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