Name: |
William Lyon Mackenzie |
Namesake: |
William Lyon Mackenzie |
Owner: |
City of Toronto |
Operator: |
Toronto Fire Services (previous Toronto Fire Department 1964-1997) |
Ordered: |
1963 |
Awarded: |
1963 |
Builder: |
Russel Brothers Limited, Owen Sound, Ontario |
Cost: |
CAD$605,000 |
Yard number: |
1216 |
Laid down: |
1963 |
Launched: |
November 7, 1963 |
Sponsored by: |
Canadian Maritime Commission |
Christened: |
1963 |
Completed: |
1963 |
Acquired: |
December 1963 |
Commissioned: |
1964 |
Maiden voyage: |
December 1964 |
In service: |
1964-present |
Out of service: |
2004 (refit) |
Reinstated: |
2004 |
Homeport: |
Toronto |
Nickname: |
Mac |
Status: |
Active |
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General characteristics |
Type: |
Fireboat-Icebreaker |
Tonnage: |
102 gt |
Displacement: |
200 tonnes |
Length: |
24.7m (81 feet) |
Beam: |
6m (20 feet) |
Draft: |
2.5m (7 feet) |
Depth: |
3m |
Ice class: |
1C |
Propulsion: |
2 x 3412 Caterpillar Diesel |
Speed: |
12 knots (13.8 mph; 22.2 km/h) - max 22km/hr |
Complement: |
3, (can use boost crew of 4) |
Crew: |
22 |