CCGS CG 118 is one of three training vessels of the

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and located at the

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. The ship is based on the 44-foot motor lifeboat, a converted self-righting lifeboat similar to the Waveney-class lifeboat.

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Coast Guard Vessels Built or Acquired Since WWII
Motor lifeboats of the Canadian Coast Guard, CG 118 1975 ships Ships built in Montreal Ships of the Canadian Coast Guard {{ship-stub

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