CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555)
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Name: | Tillicum |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
Completed: | Island Defender |
Homeport: | Esquimalt Harbour |
Identification: | YTM 555 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 140 tons |
Propulsion: | 2 × kort nozzles |
Notes: | Bollard pull: 16 tons |
CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Royal Canadian Navy.[1] She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.
The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tug and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.[2][3][4]
The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.
References
- ↑ "Esquimalt Harbour". Canadian Department of National Defence. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
One Medium (YTM) Class tug - TILLICUM. 140 gross tonnes, fitted with twin fixed Kort Nozzles. Bollard pull 16 tons ahead; 10 tons astern...
- ↑ "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
The Kort nozzle is also used on the lone CF medium tug (CFAV Tillicum, YTM 555). Tillicum has fixed Kort nozzles with conventional rudders.
- ↑ "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ↑ "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
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