CCGS Shark
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada
| |
| Name | Shark |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited of Wheatley, Ontario |
| Commissioned | 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 2009 |
| In service | 1971-2009 |
| Refit | 1997-1998 - new engines |
| Homeport | Burlington, Ontario |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Inland Waters II |
| Type | Near-shore Fishery Research Vessel |
| Displacement | 29.82 grt |
| Length | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel - 2 × Caterpillar 3126 - 6 cyl |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range | 200 nmi (370 km) |
| Endurance | 1.5 day |
| Complement | 2 |
The CCGS Shark was a research vessel employed by the Canadian Coast Guard. She was employed on the North American Great Lakes. Shark was built by Hike Metals & Shipbuilbing Limited of Wheatley, Ontario. She was a converted tugboat commissioned into the Coast Guard in 1971.
She was retired in late 2009 and sold as surplus April 2011 for $160,000
See also
- CCGS Kelso - Shark's replacement