Quest class Oceanographic Research Ship
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CFAV Quest is an ocean-going research vessel of the Canadian Maritime Command.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Burrard Shipbuilding & Drydock Ltd., Vancouver, Canada |
| Operators: |  Canadian Forces Maritime Command |
| In commission: | 1969 |
| Building: | 1 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,130 tons |
| Length: | 76 metres m |
| Beam: | 12.6 metres m |
| Draught: | 4.8 metres m |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric, twin shaft, twin rudder, 2 – 10 cyl. Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 diesels driving 2 – GE electric motors |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: |   10, 000 nm @ 12 knots, 35 days |
| Complement: | 55 |
| Armament: | none |
| Aircraft carried: | none |
| Aviation facilities: | small helicopter deck - converted to rear crane platform |
CFAV Quest (AGOR) is an oceangraphic research/acoustic vessel used by the Canadian Navy (and the Defence Research and Development Canada). It was one of two research vessels used by the Canadian Navy, but it is now the sole ship in the fleet. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Quest's crew are civilian members of the Canadian Forces and the ship is classified as an auxiliary vessel (CFAV).
