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Photographer: Patricia A. Zyczynski The CCGS Samuel Risley became the first type 1050 vessel as part of the Canadian Coast Guard Central Region fleet in 1985. She arrived in Thunder Bay that fall after her maiden voyage from the Vito Steel Barge and Boat yard in Vancouver, British Columbia. This maiden voyage took her through the Panama Canal, up the Eastern coast of the U.S. and finally entering the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes region. She was named after the first chairman of the Board of Steamship Inspectors Samuel Risley. Being designed for quick "start-up", she is very effective in Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
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Samuel Risley
Port of Registry: Ottawa, ONT. Home Port: Parry Sound, ON Type: Medium Tender - Ice Breaker Built: 1985 Engine Type: Diesel Length: 228' - 9" (69.73 m)
Draft: 21' - 9" (5.2m) Gross Tonnage: 1967tons Net Tonnage: 649.48 tons Max. Speed: 15 knots Cruising Speed: 12 knots Fuel Capacity: 182,826 gallons (692 cubic m) Fuel Consumption: 3,699 gallons/day (14 cubic m) Range: 16,700 nautical miles Crew: 24 Manufacturer: Breton Ind. & Machinery, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
Canadian
Coast Guard
Beam: 27' -
1" (13.7 m)|
The use of a microprocessor, joystick steering system, bow / stern thrusters and independently controlled rudders greatly assist in the precision maneuverability of this vessel.
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The
CCGS Samuel Risley is seen here working
to get the Algoma Central Marine Group vessel Algosoo, free
from an ice jam on the ST. Clair River near Algonac, Michigan. |
From late March through late December, the navigational season, her primary duty is tending to the many navigational aids in the Canadian waters of Lake Superior. This includes supplying lighthouses, servicing radio and radar beacons and the placing and removing of floating buoys.
During the Winter months she is assigned to ice breaking duties throughout the Great Lakes Region. She is capable of moving steadily through ice up to 28" thick (84cm) and can break through ridges of ice up to approximately 13 feet thick (396cm). |
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The floating buoys of today are
still accurately located using primarily the sextant, a tool
invented in the early 1700's and used for navigation throughout
the centuries. Modern day GPS and Loran systems are used as a
secondary check and/or when weather conditions limit the use of
the sextant. 
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