CCGS Leonard J. Cowley
Encyclopedia
CCGS Leonard J. Cowley is a high endurance all weather, offshore ice strengthened multi patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard
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class Patrol Craft. It was built in 1984 and underwent a modernization in 1996. Leonard J. Cowley has a hangar and flight deck capable of operating a Eurocopter BO-105 helicopter.
On February 22, 2009, the vessel was instrumental in rescuing the crew of the FV Monte Galineiro
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Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
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Layout
Leonard J. Cowley is said to share design elements with the Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
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LÉ Róisín (P51)
LÉ Róisín is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel in the Irish Naval Service.-History:Róisín was built by Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon, entered service with the Irish Naval Service in September 1999 and is based at the Haulbowline Island, Cork Harbour Headquarters and...
class Patrol Craft. It was built in 1984 and underwent a modernization in 1996. Leonard J. Cowley has a hangar and flight deck capable of operating a Eurocopter BO-105 helicopter.
Service
She is mostly used for fishery patrol off Newfoundland and Labrador. She is named for Canada's first Minister of Marine and Fisheries.On February 22, 2009, the vessel was instrumental in rescuing the crew of the FV Monte Galineiro
FV Monte Galineiro
The FV Monte Galineiro was a Spanish fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Newfoundland on February 22, 2009.The CCGS Leonard J. Cowley of the Canadian Coast Guard was doing a routine patrol when it responded to the Monte Galineiros distress call, and arrived within ten minutes, rescuing all...
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Popular culture
Bryan Williston of the Canadian folk band Two Roads Home has adapted the poem "The Amphion" (written by Holmes Hooke) into a lively song. Both the song and poem tell of the rescue of a ship called The Amphion by the crew of the Leonard J., which included officer James Gurney of Owen Sound, and Earl Prior and Ron Nichols (both of Newfoundland).External links
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada article about the CCGS Leonard J. Cowley
- CCGS Leonard J. Cowley, Can. Coast Guard website