CCGS Matthew

CCGS Matthew[lower-alpha 1] was a Canadian Coast Guard mid-shore scientific research and survey vessel, based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, that entered service in 1990. The ship operated within the Canadian Coast Guard Maritimes region. Matthew was primarily used to carry out hydrographic survey work primarily for the production of nautical charting products on the East and West Coasts, but could also be used for stock assessment using sonar. In 2016, the ship was taken out of service and put up for sale. Two years later a bid for $279,000 was accepted by the Canadian government and is currently in transition of new ownership.

CCGS Matthew underway
History
Canada
Name: Matthew
Namesake: Matthew
Operator:
Port of registry: Ottawa, Ontario
Builder: Versatile Pacific Shipyards Ltd., North Vancouver
Launched: 29 April 1990
Completed: September 1990
Commissioned: 1990
Decommissioned: 2016
Refit: 2009–2010
Homeport: CCG Base Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – Maritimes Region
Identification: IMO number: 8806010
Status: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Type: Research vessel
Tonnage:
Length: 50.3 m (165 ft 0 in)
Beam: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Installed power: 1,350 kW (1,810 hp)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,408 km; 4,603 mi) at 12 knots
Endurance: 20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 4
Complement: 14
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Sperry Marine Bridgemaster II (X-band)

Description

Matthew is of steel construction and is 50.3 metres (165 ft 0 in) long with a beam of 10.5 metres (34 ft 5 in) and a draught of 4.3 metres (14 ft 1 in). The ship has 856.8 gross tonnage (GT) and a 228 net tonnage (NT).[1] The ship is powered by two Caterpillar 3508 geared diesel engines rated at 1,350 kilowatts (1,810 hp) driving two controllable pitch propellers and a bow thruster. This gives the ship a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[1][2] The ship has a fuel capacity of 119 m3 (26,000 imp gal) giving the ship a range of 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots and an endurance of 20 days. The ship is also equipped with two Caterpillar 3406 generators and one Caterpillar 3406 emergency generator.[1]

Matthew is equipped with four boats and has one HIAB seacrane capable of lifting 3.4 t (3.3 long tons; 3.7 short tons). The ship has two laboratories both 10 m2 (110 sq ft); one for hydrographic purposes and one for combined hydrographic/drafting purposes. The research vessel is equipped with Sperry Marine Bridgemaster II navigational radar operating on the X-band. The ship has a complement of 14, with 6 officers and 8 crew. Matthew also has six additional berths.[1]

Refits

During 2005 the vessel was equipped with an advanced, multi-beam echo-sounder. The transducers for this equipment are housed in a centerline pod which extends 1.0 m (3.3 ft) below the keel.[3] Suggested alterations to sonar were met with a lack of enthusiasm. Nonetheless, subsequent missions were able to be conducted with only minor delays, none of which were related to the new sonars.[4]

As a part of Canada's Economic Action Plan in 2009–2010, Matthew underwent a refit in Quebec City costing over $105,000, involving systems replacement, crane replacement, and reliability improvements.[3][5] In May 2011 Matthew received a short refit.[6] Matthew has minimal ice strengthening in its forward hull, and no strengthening of its rudders, shafting and propellers for operation in ice-covered waters.[7]

Construction and career

Constructed by Versatile Pacific Shipyards Ltd. at their yard in North Vancouver, British Columbia with the yard number 511.[2][8] Matthew was launched on 29 April 1990 and completed in September 1990.[8] The ship was commissioned that year and named for John Cabot's ship Matthew from his second voyage to North America.[2] The name came from a competition among high school students from Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The ship was based at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia and registered in Ottawa, Ontario.[1][2]

In 1998, Matthew was among the Canadian Coast Guard vessels assigned to the search for Swissair Flight 111, mapping the wreckage off the coast of Nova Scotia.[9] The ship participated in the mapping of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland in co-operation with Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Hydrographic Service in April 2004.[10] The vessel was used for mapping the coastal sea floor and harbour entries, which allowed smaller craft to keep closer the shoreline rather than sail out in the heavier seas. The vessel spent much of its time updating nautical charts that had not been reviewed since the time of Captain James Cook. Matthew was also detailed to investigate sinkholes in Bras d’Or Lake of Cape Breton Island.[11] Matthew was decommissioned in 2016, renamed 2015-03 and was put up for auction.[1][12] The former Coast Guard vessel was taken out of service due to a change in the way coastal mapping was to be performed by the government, with a switch towards "coastal parties, ship-based surveys and airborne hydrography." The ship was put up for auction five times, receiving no bids.[13]

Notes
  1. CCGS stands for Canadian Coast Guard Ship

Citations
  1. "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details – CCGS Matthew". Canadian Coast Guard. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. Maginley & Collin 2001, p. 253.
  3. Refit tender notice
  4. Hare, Rob (11–14 May 2009). "Old Ships, New Ships, Red Ships, Blueprints" (PDF). Norfolk, Virginia: US Hydro 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. "Canada's Economic Action Plan - Programs and Benefits". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Along Side Reft – CCGS Matthew". merx.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. "CCGS Matthew Drydocking". merx.com. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. Miramar Ship Index.
  9. Maginley 2003, p. 199.
  10. "Mapping Placentia Bay, Newfoundland" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. Brean, Joseph (22 October 2017). "A piece of Canadian history, for sale to the highest bidder". National Post. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. "Canadian Coast Guard, Inshore Patrol Vessel 2015-03". GC Surplus. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  13. Ayers, Tom (31 October 2017). "No bids received on used coast guard science ship Matthew". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

Sources
  • Maginley, Charles D. (2003). The Canadian Coast Guard 1962–2002. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-075-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Services. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Matthew (8806010)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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