# CCGS Cape Lambton

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Sister ship, CCGS Cape Sutil at CCG Station Port Hardy History Canada Name Cape Lambton Namesake Geographical feature within the region Operator Canadian Coast Guard Port of registry Ottawa, Ontario Builder MIL Systems and MetalCraft Marine, Kingston Yard number 822796 Christened Margaret Matthews Commissioned 2000 Home port CCG Base Port Weller, Ontario – Central and Arctic Region Identification MMSI number: 316005379 Callsign: CG8049 Status in active service General characteristics Class & type Cape-class motor lifeboat Displacement 18t (20 short tons) Length 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) Beam 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) Draft 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) Propulsion Geared diesel engine, 671 kW (900 hp) Speed 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) maximum Range 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) Endurance 1 day Complement 4 Notes Vessel number 6 in series.

**CCGS *Cape Lambton*** is one of the [Canadian Coast Guard](/source/Canadian_Coast_Guard)'s 36 [Cape-class](/source/Cape-class_motor_lifeboat) [motor lifeboats](/source/Motor_lifeboat).[1] The vessel was built in 2000, in [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario) and was stationed in [Port Weller](/source/Port_Weller%2C_Ontario), on [Lake Ontario](/source/Lake_Ontario), in March 2021. The ship is named for the southern tip of [Banks Island](/source/Banks_Island) in the [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories) and in turn named for Lord Durham, [John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham](/source/John_Lambton%2C_1st_Earl_of_Durham).[2]

## Design

Like all [Cape-class](/source/Cape-class_motor_lifeboat) [motor lifeboats](/source/Motor_lifeboat), *Cape Lambton* has a [displacement](/source/Displacement_(ship)) of 20 short tons (18 t) and a total [length](/source/Length_overall) of 47 feet 11 inches (14.61 m) and a [beam](/source/Beam_(nautical)) length of 14 feet (4.3 m).[3] Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a [draught](/source/Draft_(hull)) length of 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m). It contains two computer-operated Detroit DDEC-III 6V-92TA [diesel engines](/source/Diesel_engine) providing a combined 870 [shaft horsepower](/source/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower) (650 kW). It has two 28 by 36 inches (710 mm × 910 mm) four-blade propellers, and its [complement](/source/Ship's_company) is four crew members and five passengers.[3]

The lifeboat has a maximum speed of 25 [knots](/source/Knot_(unit)) (46 km/h; 29 mph) and a cruising speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of 400 US gallons (1,500 L; 330 imp gal) and ranges of 200 [nautical miles](/source/Nautical_mile) (370 km; 230 mi) when cruising.[3] *Cape Lambton* is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) and wave heights of 30 feet (9.1 m). It can tow ships with displacements of up to 150 tonnes (170 short tons) and can withstand 60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph) winds and 20 feet (6.1 m)-high breaking waves.[3]

Communication options include [Raytheon](/source/Raytheon) 152 HF-SSB and [Motorola](/source/Motorola) Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system.[3] The boat also supports the Simrad TD-L1550 VHF-FM [radio direction finder](/source/Radio_direction_finder). Raytheon provides a number of other electronic systems for the lifeboat, including the RAYCHART 620, the ST 30 heading indicator and ST 50 depth indicator, the NAV 398 [global positioning system](/source/Global_positioning_system), a RAYPILOT 650 [autopilot](/source/Autopilot) system, and either the R41X AN or SPS-69 radar systems.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CcgCapeLambton2005-08-11_1-0)** Theresa Nichols (2005-08-11). ["Lloyd St. Amand Announces the Dedication of the Cape Lambton in Port Dover Ontario"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120306040409/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2005/ca15-eng.htm). [Canadian Coast Guard](/source/Canadian_Coast_Guard). Archived from [the original](http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2005/ca12-eng.htm) on 2012-03-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lloyd St. Amand Announces the Dedication of the Cape Lambton in Port Dover Ontario"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120306040414/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2005/ca12-eng.htm). Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Archived from [the original](http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2005/ca12-eng.htm) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-USCG_3-5) ["Motor Life Boat 47-Foot MLB: International Affairs (CG-DCO-I)"](http://www.uscg.mil/INTERNATIONAL/47ft.asp). United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

v t e Cape-class motor lifeboats Cape Sutil Cape Calvert Cape St-James Cape Storm Cape Lambton Thunder Cape Cape Mercy Cape de Rabast Cape Fox Cap Rozier Cape Norman Cape Farewell Cape Mudge Cape Spry Cape Ann Cape Edensaw Cape Cockburn Cape Commodore Cape Caution Cape McKay Cape Kuper Cap Breton Cape Chaillon Cape Discovery Cape Providence Cap Nord Cap d'Espoir Cap Tourmente Cap Percé Cape Dundas Cape Hearne Cape Dauphin Cape Naden Cape Palmerston Cape Rescue Cap Aulapuk Preceded by: Arun class Followed by: None Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard

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