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CNAV Endeavour (later CFAV Endeavour, after the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces) was an Endeavour-class research ship. The vessel served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1965 to 1999. Endeavour performed research in oceanography and anti-submarine warfare, primarily on the West Coast of Canada.
Description
Endeavour had a displacement of 1,560 long tons (1,585 t) at full load with a length overall of 236 feet 0 inches (71.9 m), a beam of 38 feet 6 inches (11.7 m) and a draught of 13 feet 0 inches (4.0 m). Endeavour's hull was stiffened for work in areas with ice.
The ship was propelled by two shafts driven by a diesel-electric engine creating 2,960 shaft horsepower (2,207 kW). The machinery space was insulated to reduce noise. This gave the vessel a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h) and a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h). Endeavour could turn 21⁄2 times its length. The ship had a 48-by-31-foot (14.6 m × 9.4 m) helicopter deck. The ship was fitted with two 9-ton Austin-Weston telescopic cranes. Two oceanographical winches, each holding 5,000 fathoms (9,100 m) of wire, two bathythermograph winches and one deep-sea coring winch were also fitted. The vessel had a complement of 50, which included 10 officers, 13 scientists and two aircrew.
Service history
Endeavour was ordered from Yarrows Ltd. and constructed at their shipyard in Esquimalt, British Columbia and given the yard number 250. Endeavour's keel was laid down on 4 September 1963 and the ship was launched on 4 September 1964. The vessel was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 9 March 1965 and given the hull number AGOR 171. Endeavour was deployed on the West Coast of Canada researching anti-submarine warfare from the time the ship entered service until 1999. The vessel replaced the old Bangor-class minesweeper Oshawa. In 1999, Endeavour was transferred to the East Coast to replace Quest temporarily, while Quest was undergoing modernisation. In 2000, Endeavour was discarded.
Citations
Sources
Maginley, Charles D. & Collin, Bernard (2001). The Ships of Canada's Marine Services. St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-55125-070-5.}
"Endeavour (6422511)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Moore, John, ed. (1981). Jane's Fighting Ships 1981–82. New York: Jane's Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03977-3.
External links
Endeavour (AGOR 171) - Haze Gray and Underway - Naval History and Photography