CCGS Teleost

History
Canada
Name:	Teleost
Namesake:	Teleost, infraclass of Actinopterygii Class of rayfin fish
Operator:	Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry:	Ottawa, Ontario
Builder:	Langsten Slip-Batbyggeri AS (now Langsten shipyards of STX Europe OSV), Tomrefjord, Norway
Yard number:	808657
Commissioned:	1988
Refit:	1994
Homeport:	CCG Base, St. John's, NL (Newfoundland and Labrador Region)
Identification:	CGCB
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Type:	Offshore Fishery Science Vessel
Displacement:	2,405 tonnes (2,651.06 short tons)
Length:	63 m (206 ft 8 in)
Beam:	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draft:	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Ice class:	1A
Propulsion:	Diesel Caterpillar 3606TA
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range:	12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Endurance:	30 days
Complement:	20

CCGS Teleost is a Canadian Coast Guard research vessel.^[1]

Originally named Atlantic Champion, Teleost was built in 1988 in Norway and commissioned into the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The new name of the ship was chosen in a contest by schoolchildren. She is one of the few foreign built ships serving the CCG. The ship was heavily modified in 1994. The vessel has a crew of 20 and carries out surveys of the Newfoundland and Labrador region. It is equipped with several types of laboratories.^[2]

In September 2009 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced invitations for contracts to replace several of the Coast Guards research vessels, including Teleost.^[1] Her replacement will be larger, 67 metres in length. She will be staffed by a crew of 25, and will be able to carry an additional staff of 18 scientists. She is scheduled to be completed in 2011 or 2012.

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