Research vessel CFAV Quest AGOR 172 underway in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,Nova Scotia on a chilly morning,February 26th 2009.
Builders: Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver, Canada in 1969.
Gross Tonnage:1,812 tons.
Displacement: 2,130 tons
Length: 76 metres m
Beam: 12.6 metres m
Draught: 4.8 metres m
Propulsion: Diesel electric, twin shaft, twin rudder, 2 – 10 cyl. Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 diesels driving 2 – GE electric motors
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 10, 000 nm @ 12 knots, 35 days
Complement: 55
Flag:Canada
Call Sign:CZDO.
Owner/Operator: Canadian Government,Defence Research
Photo © Capnken 2009