CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562)
The CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562) is a fireboat in the Royal Canadian Navy. Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.[1] Her sister ship CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) is based in CFB Halifax.
Her three water cannons can fire water, supplemented by fire suppressant foam from her two 250 gallon tanks.[1] Her water cannons are capable of pumping a 19,000 litres per minute at 150 psi.[2] Although not operated as such, she can also serve as a tugboat, and has a bollard pull of 7.5 tons.
On December 4, 2012 the Department of National Defence published an enquiry for Canadian shipbuilders interested in building replacements for the Glen class tugs¸ and fire class fireboats.[2] A single class would replace both the rugs and the fireboats, and would be operated by civilian crews. The replacement vessels would have water cannons that could be controlled remotely, by a single individual. The replacement vessels would have bollard pull of 40 tons -- almost six times as much as the fire class vessels are capable of.
| length | 23.1 m | ||||
| beam | 6.4 m | ||||
| draught | 2.59 m | ||||
| displacement | 140 tonnes | ||||
| propulsion |
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| speed | 11 knots (20.37 km/h) | ||||
| water cannons | 3 x manually-controlled 3" (7.6cm) monitors | ||||
| fire pumps | 2 x diesel-driven, 2500 gpm @ 150 psi each |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080302225329/http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytr-fire.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-13. "Firebrand is a name with a heritage. The fireship Firebrand was launched in 1694 but the Crimea-era HMS Firebrand is better known."
