CCGS Cape Spry

CCGS Cape Spry is a lifeboat in the Canadian Coast Guard Service, stationed at Souris, Prince Edward Island.

Design

Like all s, Cape Spry has a displacement of and a total length of and a beam of. Constructed from marine-grade aluminium, it has a draught of. The vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines driving dual propellers. Its crew complement is four with two being officers.
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 Spry 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 Bendix-King KY196 VHF AM, Ross DSC 500 VHF FM and Motorola Micom HF radios. The boat has an Anschutz Gyrostar II gyro and a Furtuno 1942 X Band radar system. Other electronic systems for this lifeboat include an ICAN Aldebaran II electric charting system, JMC DF5500 VHF depth indicator, Si-Tex Koden CVS 106 depth sounder, Magnavox MX400B global positioning system and a Comnav 2001 autopilot system