CCGS Cape Spry

CCGS Cape Spry is a Cape-class motor lifeboat lifeboat in the Canadian Coast Guard Service, stationed at Souris, Prince Edward Island.

Design
Like all Cape-class motor lifeboats, Cape Spry has a displacement of 20 ST and a total length of 47 ft and a beam of 14 ft. Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of 4 ft. The vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines driving dual propellers. Its crew complement is four with two being officers.

The lifeboat has a maximum speed of 25 kn and a cruising speed of 22 kn. Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of 400 USgal and ranges of 200 nmi when cruising. Cape Spry is capable of operating at wind speeds of 50 kn and wave heights of 30 ft. It can tow ships with displacements of up to 150 t and can withstand 60 kn winds and 20 ft-high breaking waves.

Communication options include Bendix-King KY196 VHF AM, Ross DSC 500 VHF FM and Motorola Micom HF radios. The boat has an Anschutz Gyrostar II gyro and a Furtuno 1942 X Band radar system. Other electronic systems for this lifeboat include an ICAN Aldebaran II electric charting system, JMC DF5500 VHF depth indicator, Si-Tex Koden CVS 106 depth sounder, Magnavox MX400B global positioning system and a Comnav 2001 autopilot system