Severn-class lifeboat (Canada)

Port Side of CGCS Mcintyre Bay at Port Edward, British Columbia.
Class overview
NameBay-class
Builders
Operators Canadian Coast Guard
Preceded byArun-class
Cost$9 million CAD ea ($180 million total)
Built2015-2025
In service2017–
Planned20
Completed20
Active20
General characteristics
Class & typeBay-class
Displacement62.5 t (69 short tons)
Length19 metres (62 ft)
Beam6.3 metres (21 ft)
Draught1.67 metres (5.5 ft)
Propulsion2 x Wajax MTU 10V2000 M94 engines; 1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Speed25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Range250 nmi (460 km)
CapacityTwo (2) survivors on stretchers and up to twelve (12) seated survivors.
Complement4+2

The Bay Class Lifeboat is a Robert Allan Ltd. modification of the 17 m (56 ft) Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Severn-class lifeboat, designed to meet the needs of the Canadian Coast Guard for off-shore search and rescue operations in severe conditions. They are referred to as the Bay-class, as each one is named after a Canadian bay.[1]

Not to be confused with the RNLI Severn-class All-weather lifeboat (UK).

Programme

In 2015, the Canadian Coast Guard announced a request for proposals (RFP) to build up to ten new search and rescue lifeboats, as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. The total was increased to 20, with Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario and Chantier Naval Forillon of Gaspé, Quebec equally building 10 each.[2]

The vessels are intended to replace the Coast Guard's ten Arun-class lifeboats, which averaged 18 years of service at the time of the RFP.[3]

The new design is the work of Canadian nautical architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. and is a modification of the Severn-class lifeboat, making the vessels more suited to the extreme weather conditions that can be found off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.[4]

Specifications

The Bay-class lifeboats have a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The original specified top speed of 23.5 knots is now noted at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) following production; must faster than the earlier 18.5 knot Arun-class vessels. The boat has a cruising range of 250 nmi (460 km; 290 mi).[5][6]

They are capable of operating in 12-metre (39 ft) waves, and in wind conditions at 12 on the Beaufort scale.[7] The hull is constructed of aluminium, not FRC, as with the original Severn-class design.[8]

Media related to Bay-class lifeboats at Wikimedia Commons

Bay-class lifeboat fleet

CCGS ON [9] Name Built In service Station Call sign MMSI[10] Comments
840996 Baie de Plaisance 2017 CNF 2018– Cap-aux-Meules,
Magdalen Islands, QC 		– 316035925 [11]
841103 Pennant Bay 2017 HMP 2018– Saint Anthony, NL CGA2542 316035929 [12]
842018 McIntyre Bay 2017 HMP 2018– Prince Rupert, BC – 316038296 [13]
842071 Pachena Bay 2018 CNF 2018– Port Hardy, BC – 316038603 [14]
842740 Sacred Bay 2019 HMP 2019– Old Perlican, NL CGB3254 316039713 [15]
842854 Conception Bay 2019 CNF 2019– Twillingate, NL CGS6493 316039989 [16]
843681 Cadboro Bay 2021 CNF 2021– Tahsis, BC – 316041898 [17][18]
843977 Florencia Bay 2020 HMP 2021– Hartley Bay, BC – 316041901 [18]
844581 Hare Bay 2021 CNF 2021– Sambro, NS CGB2514 316044024 [19]
844861 La Poile Bay 2020 HMP 2021– Louisbourg, NS CGNX 316041477 [20]
845658 Chignecto Bay 2021 CNF 2022– Port Bickerton, NS CGR3416 316045112 [21]
845659 Shediac Bay 2020 HMP 2022– Saint John, NB CGA4138 316045113 [22]
846080 Chedabucto Bay 2022 CNF 2023– Clark's Harbour, NS – 316047969 [23]
846284 Gabarus Bay 2022 HMP 2023– Burgeo, NL – 316047972 [24]
847139 Barrington Bay 2023 HMP 2023– Burin, NL – 316049299 [25]
847349 Baie des Chaleurs 2023 CNF 2024– Louisbourg, NS – 316049307 [26]
848026 Groswater Bay 2024 HMP 2025– Lark Harbour, NL – 316051765 [27]
848311 Cascumpec Bay 2024 CNF 2025– Shippagan, NB – 316051802 [28]
849209 Mira Bay 2025 HMP 2026– Halifax, NS – 316056581 [29]
849115 Baie de Gaspé 2025 CNF 2025– Rivière-au-Renard, QC – 316057011 [30]

Locations

Cap-aux-Meules
St Anthony
Prince Rupert
Port Hardy
Old Perlican
Twillingate
Tahsis
Hartley Bay
Sambro
Louisbourg
Port Bickerton
Saint John
Clark's Harbour
Burgeo
Burin
Louisbourg
Lark Harbour
Shippagan
Halifax
Rivière-au-Renard
Canada
Prince Rupert
Port Hardy
Tahsis
Hartley Bay
British Columbia
St Anthony
Old Perlican
Twillingate
Burgeo
Burin
Lark Harbour
Newfoundland
Sambro
Louisbourg
Port Bickerton
Clark's Harbour
Halifax

Nova Scotia
Cap-aux-Meules
Rivière-au-Renard
Quebec
Saint John
Shippagan
New Brunswick

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Government of Canada to invest in eight search and rescue lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard". 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Canada issues RFP for SAR lifeboats". Marine Log. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "New Robert Allan lifeboats". Maritime Journal. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ "High-Endurance Search and Rescue Lifeboats ('Bay Class')". Canadian Coast Guard. Canada.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  6. ^ "CCGS Pennant Bay". CCG Fleet: Vessel Details. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Robert Allan LTD. Design a new generation of high-endurance self-righting lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard". 12 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Robert Allan Design New Canadian Coast Guard SAR Lifeboats". Marine Link. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. The new Canadian design is larger with a greater range than the RNLI vessel and has been specifically designed to handle the worst weather encountered year around in the waters off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The new design is also for construction in aluminium rather than FRP as are the Severn Class.
  9. ^ "Bay Class Fleet". Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Marine Traffic".
  11. ^ "The Canadian Coast Guard officially commissions the CCGS Baie de Plaisance in the Magdalen Islands" (Press release). Canadian Coast Guard. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Canadian Coast Guard names new SAR lifeboat". navaltoday.com. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. ^ "CCGS McIntyre Bay Officially Dedicated into Service". VanguardCanada.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. ^ "NGCC Pachena Bay". Chantier Naval Forillon. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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  16. ^ "Canadian Coast Guard Ship Conception Bay". Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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  21. ^ "Canadian Coast Guard welcomes the CCGS Chignecto Bay into service". Government of Canada. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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  24. ^ "New SAR Vessel Enters Service for the Canadian Coast Guard". MarineLink. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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  28. ^ "Future Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat hits the water". Baird Maritime. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  29. ^ "Canadian Coast Guard celebrates the completion of the 10th and final Bay Class search and rescue vessel, the CCGS Mira Bay". Government of Canada. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  30. ^ "The Canadian Coast Guard announces the completion of the CCGS Baie de Gaspé". CCGS. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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