CCGS Henry Larsen

CCGS Henry Larsen is a Canadian Coast Guard T1200-class Medium Arctic icebreaker serving in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region and based in St John's, Newfoundland.

Design

A "Medium Gulf/River Icebreaker", the vessel is named after Henry Larsen, the commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel St. Roch which was the first vessel to traverse the Northwest Passage in a single season.

The Canadian Coast Guard has two vessels in their "Heavy Icebreaker" class, and four in the "Medium Gulf/River Icebreaker" class. These are their only vessels capable of year-round operation in the high Arctic. These vessels all have a helicopter hangar and can carry and maintain a Bo 105 helicopter, which is used for logistical purposes, as well as ice-spotting, and search and rescue.

Service history

A 2004 voyage of this vessel is the subject of the documentary film "Ice Breaker".

In 2008 Discovery Channel filmed an episode of *Mighty Ships on Henry Larsen as she did an ice patrol around Notre Dame Bay of Newfoundland.

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Henry Larsen (explorer)

Henry Asbjørn Larsen (September 30, 1899 – October 29, 1964) was a Canadian Arctic explorer. Larsen was born in Norway, like his hero, Roald Amundsen. Like Amundsen, he became a seaman. Larsen immigrated to Canada, and became a British citizen in 1927 (Canadian citizen in 1947). In 1928, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

RCMP service

In 1928 the RCMP commissioned the St. Roch for Arctic service. During its first voyage into the Arctic, Larsen served as mate under a captain that the RCMP hired, but, once in the Arctic, Larsen was appointed captain. Larsen commanded the St. Roch for most of the next two decades, rising to the rank of Sergeant. In the final years of Larsen's career, he was the senior RCMP officer in the Arctic. Following his command of the St. Roch, Larsen was promoted to Inspector with responsibility for all Arctic detachments. For the first twelve years that the ship was in commission, Larsen and his crew took supplies to scattered RCMP posts in Canada's far north. The St. Roch was specially constructed to be able to survive being frozen-in all winter. During the winter, the RCMP officers who formed her crew would use dog sleds to turn the St. Roch into a floating RCMP outpost. During this time, the St. Roch was the only Canadian presence in the far north, carrying out various governmental duties.

Henry Larsen (Norwegian rower)

Henry Ludvig Larsen (born August 16, 1891, date of death unknown) was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In 1912 he was the bowman of the Norwegian boat, which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed fours event. In some sources the crew members of this boat are also listed as bronze medalists.

Eight years later he won the bronze medal with the Norwegian boat.

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