CCGS Cape Dundas

CCGS Cape Dundas is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 s. She was christened in 2005, at the Canadian Coast Guard Sub-Station at Amherstburg, Ontario. On May 7, 2006, the crew of Cape Dundas was credited with discovering a large oil spill from General Chemicals of Amherstburg.

Design

Like all s, Cape Dundas has a displacement of, a total length of and a beam of. Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of. It contains two computer-operated Detroit DDEC-III 6V-92TA diesel engines providing a combined. It has two four-blade propellers, and its complement is four crew members and five passengers.
The lifeboat has a maximum speed of and a cruising speed of. Cape-class lifeboats have fuel capacities of and ranges of when cruising. Cape Dundas is capable of operating at wind speeds of and wave heights of. It can tow ships with displacements of up to and can withstand winds and -high breaking waves.
Communication options include Raytheon 152 HF-SSB and Motorola Spectra 9000 VHF50W radios, and a Raytheon RAY 430 loudhailer system. The boat also supports the Simrad TD-L1550 VHF-FM radio direction finder. Raytheon provides a number of other electronic systems for the lifeboat, including the RAYCHART 620, the ST 30 heading indicator and ST 50 depth indicator, the NAV 398 global positioning system, a RAYPILOT 650 autopilot system, and either the R41X AN or SPS-69 radar systems.

Other ships at the base with Clarks Harbour include:
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