CCGS Griffon
CCGS Griffon was built in 1970 by Davie Shipbuilding in Lauzon, Quebec, entering service as the last of of the first group of diesel-electric vessels in the Canadian Coast Guard.
Officially classified as a “high-endurance multi-tasked vessel,” the Griffon performs icebreaking duties in the winter months, primarily in eastern Lake Ontario and along the Seaway down to Montreal, and serves as a buoy tender and search & rescue vessel in the warmer months.
Vessel Details
IMO No.
7022887
Year Built
1970
Builder
Davie Shipbuilding (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada)
Length
233'11" (71.3m)
Beam
48'11" (14.9m)
Depth
15'5" (4.7m)
Class/Mission
High-Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel, Light Icebreaker
Homeport
CCG Base Prescott (Prescott, ON)
Gross Tonnage
2,212 tons
Engine Power
5,343 bhp diesel-electric
Previous Names
(none)
Previous Fleets
(none)
CGG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-24-2025 [Paul R Murray] [3]
CGG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-24-2025 [Paul R Murray] [2]
CGG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-24-2025 [Paul R Murray] [1]
CCG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-9-2025 [Paul R Murray] [3]
CCG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-9-2025 [Paul R Murray] [2]
CCG GRIFFON - Downbound Port Huron, Michigan 1-9-2025 [Paul R Murray] [1]
CCGS Griffon [Scott Suisse] 3-16-2024
CCGS Griffion [Brad Wood] 1-6-2024
CCGS Griffon hunts for the unidentified object on Lake Huron, as seen from a Coast Guard helicopter. Canadian Coast Guard image, February 14
CCGS Griffon working ice above the Poe Lock on March 28. Roger LeLievre
Griffon in Owen Sound harbour. April 3, 2022. Scott McAteer.
Canadian CG cutter Griffon assisting with icebreaking in Whitefish Bay. March 29, 2022. USCGC Spar.
Griffon breaking ice in the Soo Locks west approach on Monday. Roger LeLievre
The tug boat Adanac III meeting the CCGS Griffon while they were ice breaking for the American Mariner in the upper St Mary’s river. March 26, 2022. Mike Mishler.
Griffon icebreaking above the Soo Locks. March 26, 2022. Mike Mishler.
Griffon above the locks on Wednesday. Graham Grattan
CCGS Griffon Wednesday below Six Mile Point. Roger LeLievre
CCGS Griffon, sunrise view, ice breaking operations on the St. Clair River. March 4, 2022. Rod Burdick.
CCG Cutter Griffon departing Amherstburg, ON to assist Algonova up the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers to Sarnia. Feb. 8, 2022. Dave Cozens.
CCGS Griffon leading tanker Iver Bright down an ice filled St. Clair River on a gray winter morning and after a winter storm. Feb. 3, 2022. Rod Burdick.
CCGS Griffon giving ice escort for Bradshaw McKee at Sarnia or Marysville. Jan. 21, 2022. Lorraine Morrill.
Canadian Coast Guard cutter Griffon on the St. Clair River. Jan. 21, 2022. Donnie Falk.
Another photo of the Griffon upbound on the St. Clair River. Jan. 21, 2022. Don Detloff.
CCGS Griffon assisting 740’ Algoma Sault with a load of road at Fisher Harbour. Jan. 13, 2022. Carl Burkett.
Griffon at Mission Point on the St. Marys River. Tom Manse
Griffon pulling out at Prescott, ON. Dan Collins via The Prescott Anchor