CFAV Tillicum
| History | |
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 Canada
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| Name: | Tillicum |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Completed: | Island Defender |
| Homeport: | Esquimalt Harbour |
| Identification: | YTM 555 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 140 tons |
| Propulsion: | 2 × kort nozzles |
| Notes: | Bollard pull: 16 tons |
CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Royal Canadian Navy. She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.
The Canadian Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45-ton Ville-class tug and five 250-ton Glen-class tugs, and two 140-ton Fire-class fireboats.
The Ville-class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.
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