CCGS ''Tanu'' is a fisheries patrol vessel in service with the

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. The ship was constructed in 1968 by Yarrows at their yard in

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and entered service the same year. Home ported at

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, British Columbia, the ship is primarily used to carry out fisheries patrols and search and rescue missions along Canada's

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Description

''Tanu'' was the third of three vessels designed for fisheries patrol use on Canada's Pacific coast. ''Tanu'' had two near-

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s, and all designed for fisheries patrols but differed slightly in layout. ''Tanu'' has a

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of , a

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(GT) of 753 and net tonnage (NT) of 203. ''Tanu'' is long with a

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of and a draught of . The ship is powered by two

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-38D8 geared

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s driving one

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and bow and stern thrusters.. The machinery is rated at and gives the vessel a maximum speed of . ''Tanu'' has capacity for of

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which gives the ship a range of at and an endurance of 22 days. The vessel is also equipped with three Caterpillar C9 generators and one Perkins 2430 emergency generator. ''Tanu'' has a complement of 15 composed of 6 officers and 9 crew, with berths for an additional 16. The vessel can be equipped with two 12.7 mm machine guns.

Service history

''Tanu'' was constructed by Yarrows with the

yard number __NOTOC__ M ...

324 at their yard in

and launched in 1968. The ship was completed in September 1968 and entered service that same year. The vessel is registered in

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and is homeported at the

base in

, British Columbia. The vessel is primarily tasked with performing fisheries patrols on the Canadian Pacific coast. In October 2010, ''Tanu'' underwent a major refit performed by

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of North Vancouver, British Columbia that upgraded the two main engines to decrease emissions, installed three new generators to modernize the electrical generating system, along with new sewage treatment plant, navigation and communication equipment, galley and hospital. The vessel returned to active service in March 2011. In April 2018, ''Tanu'' was among three Canadian Coast Guard vessels that responded to the distress call of the fishing vessel ''Western Commander'' in the

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. Three of the crew were rescued, with a fourth dying of a heart attack during the event. The 75-year old fishing vessel which had been listing to starboard upon the Coast Guard's arrival, later sank. In July 2018, ''Tanu'' was among the Canadian Coast Guard vessels tasked with performing the largest survey of marine mammal populations in British Columbia waters. ''Tanu'' was assigned to survey Hecate Strait,

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, the

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and into

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