Modified WIND Class

arctic patrol vessel
HMCS LABRADOR was an adaptation of the US. Coast Guard's WIND class of icebreakers. Her first voyage in 1954 saw her make the first passage through the Northwest Passage and first circumnavigation of North America for a warship. During 1957, she spend time ferrying supplies for the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line of radar stations in Canada's north, and her next two seasons were spent carrying out extensive hydrographic surveys in northern waters. In 1957 she was paid off for refit, but was transferred to the Department of Transportation before she could rejoin the Navy. She spent the rest of her years serving in the Canadian Coast Guard, and was retired and sold for scrap in the late 1980s or early 1990s.

WIND Class
Characteristics:

Displacement: 6,490 tons full load 
Dimensions: 81.99 x 19.20 x 8.23 meters (269 x 63 x 27 feet) 
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 6 Diesel engines, 10,000 shp, 2 shafts, 16 knots 
Crew: 224 
Aviation: large aft helicopter deck for 2 helicopters 
Hangar: one 
Radar:
Sonar: none 
Fire Control: none 
EW: none 
Armament: none 

Ships:
 
 
Name
Pendant
Commissioned
Paid Off
LABRADOR
50
8/7/54
22/11/57

Photos:

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HMCS LABRADOR. DND photo.
LABRADOR. DND photo.
 

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