CCGS Vector

CCGS Vector is a hydrographic survey vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship was constructed in Canada and entered service in 1967 as a coastal research vessel on the West Coast. The ship is currently in service, based at Canadian Coast Guard Base Patricia Bay in Sidney, British Columbia.

Description
Vector is 39.7 m long with a beam of 9.5 m and a draught of 3.5 m. The ship has a tonnage of and a. The vessel is powered by Caterpillar 3408 geared diesel engine creating 615 kW and two Caterpillar 3306 generators driving one controllable pitch propeller and bow thrusters. This gives Vector a maximum speed of 12 kn. The ship can carry 74 m3 of diesel fuel giving Vector a range of 3500 nmi at a cruising speed of 10 kn and an endurance of 12 days. The survey vessel has a complement of 13, with 5 officers and 8 crew, along with 8 additional berths. Vector has 86.4 m of laboratory space aboard and 56 m2 of cargo space on the main deck The ship is equipped with Sperry Marine Bridgemaster radar, working on the E-X bands.

Service history
Vector was constructed by Yarrow Shipyards at their yard in Esquimalt, British Columbia. The ship was laid down in September 1966 and given the yard number 293. Vector was launched on 23 May 1967 and completed in November later that year. The ship entered service on the West Coast in 1967 for coastal hydrographic research use. The ship is based at the Institute for Ocean Sciences in Sidney, British Columbia.