The Canadian Coast Guard’s new research vessel, CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, has officially begun its transit from Victoria, British Columbia, to its homeport in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is the largest
The Canadian Coast Guard’s new research vessel, CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, has officially begun its transit from Victoria, British Columbia, to its homeport in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is the largest dedicated science vessel ever built for the Canadian Coast Guard. It is expected to begin its first science program delivery in Spring 2027 focused on oceanographic research, geophysical surveys and hydrographic surveys.
The vessel will be homeported at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and will spend 2026 conducting post-acceptance trials for the scientific programs.
CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is a diesel-electric Polar Class 6 vessel, with a displacement of 5,058t, and is 88 metres long, 17.6 metres wide, and will accommodate up to 60 personnel. It has a range of over 6,000 nautical miles and can stay up to six weeks at sea.
The vessel will be operational year-round on Canada’s Atlantic coast, in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, and in the Arctic and Baffin Bay during the summer. It accommodates 34 crew and 26 scientists, and will provide a floating laboratory to advance Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s research on climate-driven changes in the Atlantic Ocean, fisheries stock assessments and habitat mapping, marine ecosystem
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