CCGS Leonard J. Cowley

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CCGS Leonard J Cowley, Offshore Patrol Vessel.jpg
CCGS Leonard J. Cowley in St. John's Harbour, 2010
History
Canada
Name: Leonard J. Cowley
Namesake: Len Cowley
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Builder: West Coast Manly Shipyards Limited, Vancouver, BC
Commissioned: 1984
Refit: 1996
Homeport: CCG Base St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Status: in active service, as of 2025
General characteristics
Type: High endurance all weather, offshore ice strengthened multiple role patrol vessel
Displacement: 1,255 tons
Length: 72 m (236 ft 3 in)
Beam: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Draft: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Ice class: 100 A1 Class 2
Installed power: Diesel
Propulsion: controllable-pitch propeller
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi)
Endurance: 28 days
Complement: 19
Aircraft carried: 1 × MBB Bo 105 helicopter

CCGS Leonard J. Cowley is a high endurance all weather, offshore ice strengthened multi patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship entered service in 1984 and is still currently in service. Leonard J. Cowley's home port is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[1] and is stationed there with other CGS ships.

Design and description

Leonard J. Cowley is said to share design elements with the Republic of Ireland's Róisín-class patrol craft.[2] Constructed in 1984, the ship underwent a modernization in 1996. Leonard J. Cowley has a hangar and flight deck capable of operating a Eurocopter BO-105 helicopter.

Service

Leonard J. Cowley is mostly used for fishery patrol off Newfoundland and Labrador. The vessel is named for Canada's first Minister of Marine and Fisheries Len Cowley.

On February 22, 2009, the vessel was instrumental in rescuing the crew of FV Monte Galineiro.[3]

Beginning in February 2015, Leonard J. Cowley underwent a $8.5 million refit performed by NEWDOCK St. John’s Dockyard Limited in St. John's. The refit lasted until October and was part of the plan to renew the Coast Guard fleet.[4]

Popular culture

Bryan Williston of the Canadian folk band Two Roads Home has adapted the poem "The Amphion" (written by Holmes Hooke) into a lively song. Both the song and poem tell of the rescue of a ship called The Amphion by the crew of Leonard J. Cowley.

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External links

  • Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard
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