Chilean icebreaker Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro
 Along coast of Antarctica | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Norman McLeod Rogers |
| Namesake: | Norman McLeod Rogers |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Montreal |
| Launched: | 1969 |
| In service: | October 1969 |
| Out of service: | 1993 |
| Fate: | sold to Chilean Navy |
 Chile | |
| Name: | Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro |
| Namesake: | Counter Admiral Oscar Viel Toro |
| Operator: | Chilean Navy |
| Acquired: | 20 December 1994 |
| In service: | 14 January 1995 |
| Status: | Active |
| Notes: | acquired from Canadian Coast Guard 1994 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 6,320 tons |
| Displacement: | 6,500 metric tonnes |
| Length: | 89.91 m (295.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 19.05 m (62.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.06 m (19.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Westinghouse gas turbines |
| Speed: | 15.4 kn (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
| Range: | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) |
| Complement: | 33 |
| Armament: | 2 x 20mm/70 cal Oerlikon AA |
Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro is an icebreaker in service with the Chilean Navy since 1995. Originally in service with the Canadian Coast Guard as CCGS Norman McLeod Rogers, it was named for former MP and cabinet minister Norman McLeod Rogers (1894–1940). It is currently named for Counter Admiral Oscar Viel Toro (1837–1892), who was the commander of the Chilean naval forces from 1881–1883 and 1891.
Design
Launched in 1969, CCGS Norman McLeod Rogers was designed for use in eastern Canada and the Great Lakes region. It displaces 6,500 metric tonnes. The vessel has a length of 89.91 m (295.0 ft), a beam of 19.05 m (62.5 ft) and a draught of 6.06 m (19.9 ft). The ship is manned by a complement of 33 officers and ratings.[1]
Propulsion
The ship is powered by two Westinghouse gas turbines and four diesel engines powering two electric motors providing 15,525 horsepower to two shafts. This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 15.4 kn (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) and an effective range of 12,000 nmi (22,000 km).[1]
Service
Canadian Coast Guard
Placed into service in 1969 with the Canadian Coast Guard, Normand McLeod Rogers was the world's first of gas turbine combined with electric propulsion.[1] Towards the end of its career with the Canadian Coast Guard, the ship was in service on the west coast. It was laid up in 1993.[2]
Chilean Navy
Purchased from the Canadian Government on 20 December 1994, the ship was entered into service with the Chilean Navy on 14 January 1995.[3] It was renamed Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro and was placed into service as a replacement for the discarded Piloto Pardo.[2] The ship's primary use with the Chilean Navy is as the Antarctic patrol and survey ship, making its first patrol in Antarctica in 1995.[3][2]
References
- Notes
- References
- "AP-46 "Almirante Oscar Viel"". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- John Moore, ed. (1981). Jane's Fighting Ships 1981-1982. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-531-03977-3.
- Saunders, Stephen (ed.). Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004-2005 (107 ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.