SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
Search and rescue · Canada · Class A
Current position
updated 7 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
- IMO number
- 9781839
- MMSI
- 316039171
- Call sign
- VFAM
- Flag
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Vessel type
- Search and rescue
- Gross tonnage
- 2,701
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 64 m
- Beam
- 16 m
- Year built
- 2019
- Builder
- Seaspan Marine Corporation
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Canadian Coast Guard
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
CCGS Sir John Franklin is an offshore fisheries research ship of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship was ordered in 2011 as part of the Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) as a replacement for aging Canadian Coast Guard vessels. The ship was launched on 8 December 2017, named for Sir John Franklin, an arctic explorer who led two Royal Navy expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage, the second ending with the death of all his crew around 1848. The first of three vessels, Sir John Franklin is the sister ship of CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier and CCGS John Cabot.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SIR JOHN FRANKLIN now?
- SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (IMO 9781839) was last detected in the North Pacific Ocean at 48.6540° N, 123.4526° W, making 0.0 knots — 7 days ago. Seadar tracks SIR JOHN FRANKLIN live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is SIR JOHN FRANKLIN?
- SIR JOHN FRANKLIN is a search and rescue sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2019 by Seaspan Marine Corporation. The vessel is 64 m long with a beam of 16 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,701.
- Who owns SIR JOHN FRANKLIN?
- SIR JOHN FRANKLIN is operated by Canadian Coast Guard. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SIR JOHN FRANKLIN been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SIR JOHN FRANKLIN appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).
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