CCGS Frederick G. Creed
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operated by the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
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on behalf of the Canadian Hydrographic Service
Canadian Hydrographic Service
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, a scientific agency of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The ship was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems Incorporated of San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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CCGS Frederick G. Creed employs a SWATH system and is named after Frederick G. Creed
Frederick G. Creed
Frederick George Creed was a Canadian inventor, who worked in the field of telecommunications, and played an early role in the development of SWATH vessels, The CCGS Frederick G...
, an inventor and pioneer of this technology. It is homeported in Rimouski, Quebec, although she is usually alongside at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
The Bedford Institute of Oceanography is a major Canadian government ocean research facility located in Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The Bedford Institute of Oceanography is the largest ocean research station in Canada...
or Maurice Lamontagne Institute
Maurice Lamontagne Institute
The Maurice Lamontagne Institute is a marine science research institute located in Mont Joli, Quebec and is part of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans.Researchers at the institute have access to the following vessels:*CCGS Calanus II...
when not performing survey missions.
CCGS Frederick G. Creed was built in 1988 by Swath Ocean Systems, San Diego.
- Frederick G. Creed : IMO 8944496
External links
- www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca Canadian Coast Guard — vessel homepage
- www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca Specifications (PDF)