The Bay-class lifeboat is a Robert Allan Ltd. modification of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Severn-class lifeboat, designed to meet the needs of the Canadian Coast Guard for off-shore search and rescue operations in severe conditions. They are referred to as the Bay class, as each one is named after a Canadian bay.
Programme In 2015, the Canadian Coast Guard announced a request for proposals (RFP) to build up to ten new search and rescue lifeboats, as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The total was increased to 20, with Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario and Chantier Naval Forillon of Gaspé, Quebec equally building 10 each.
The vessels are intended to replace the Coast Guard's ten lifeboats, which averaged 18 years of service at the time of the RFP.
The new design is the work of Canadian nautical architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. and is a modification of the UK-designed Severn-class lifeboat (operated by the RNLI), making the vessels more suited to the extreme weather conditions that can be found off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
Specifications The Bay-class lifeboats have a cruising speed of . The original specified top speed of 23.5 knots is now noted at following production; much faster than the earlier 18.5 knot vessels. The boat has a cruising range of .
They are capable of operating in waves, and in wind conditions at 12 on the Beaufort scale. The hull is constructed of aluminium, not FRC, as with the original Severn-class design.
Bay-class fleet CCGS ON Name Built In service Station Call sign MMSI Comments 840996 Baie de Plaisance 2017 2018– Cap-aux-Meules,Magdalen Islands, QC – 316035925 841103 Pennant Bay 2017 2018– Saint Anthony, NL CGA2542 316035929 842018 McIntyre Bay 2017 HMP 2018– Prince Rupert, BC – 316038296 842071 Pachena Bay 2018 CNF 2018– Port Hardy, BC – 316038603 842740 Sacred Bay 2019 HMP 2019– Old Perlican, NL CGB3254 316039713 842854 Conception Bay 2019 CNF 2019– Twillingate, NL CGS6493 316039989 843681 Cadboro Bay 2021 CNF 2021– Tahsis, BC – 316041898 843977 Florencia Bay 2020 HMP 2021– Hartley Bay, BC – 316041901 844581 Hare Bay 2021 CNF 2021– Sambro, NS CGB2514 316044024 844861 La Poile Bay 2020 HMP 2021– Louisbourg, NS CGNX 316041477 845658 Chignecto Bay 2021 CNF 2022– Port Bickerton, NS CGR3416 316045112 845659 Shediac Bay 2020 HMP 2022– Saint John, NB CGA4138 316045113 846080 Chedabucto Bay 2022 CNF 2023– Clark's Harbour, NS – 316047969 846284 Gabarus Bay 2022 HMP 2023– Burgeo, NL – 316047972 847139 Barrington Bay 2023 HMP 2023– Burin, NL – 316049299 847349 2023 CNF 2024– Louisbourg, NS – 316049307 848026 Groswater Bay 2024 HMP 2025– Lark Harbour, NL – 316051765 848311 Cascumpec Bay 2024 CNF 2025– Shippagan, NB – 316051802 849209 Mira Bay 2025 HMP 2026– Halifax, NS – 316056581 849115 Baie de Gaspé 2025 CNF 2025– – 316057011
Locations
See also Severn-class lifeboat Arun-class lifeboat#Canada Fraser Lifeboat 1A-04, Steveston, Richmond, BC
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