CCGS John A. Macdonald
Icebreaker · built 1960
In short
CCGS John A. Macdonald (Icebreaker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Icebreaker
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1960
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 96 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- CCGS John A. Macdonald
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5173125
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Icebreaker
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 96 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1960
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About CCGS John A. Macdonald
CCGS John A. Macdonald was a Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. She was named after The Right Honourable, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The ship was commissioned into the Canadian Department of Transport's Marine Service in 1960 using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship" (CGS). The vessel was transferred in 1962 into the newly created Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and served with distinction until being decommissioned in 1991, and replaced by the then-chartered (but later purchased) CCGS Terry Fox.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is CCGS John A. Macdonald now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for CCGS John A. Macdonald in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is CCGS John A. Macdonald?
- CCGS John A. Macdonald is an icebreaker, built in 1960 by Davie Shipbuilding. The vessel is 96 m long.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CCGS John A. Macdonald?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CCGS John A. Macdonald from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CCGS John A. Macdonald. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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