CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555)

The CFAV "Tillicum" (YTM 555) is a harbour tug of the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command.cite news
url=http://www.navy.dnd.ca/marpac/harbour/marpac_harbour_e.asp?category=95&title=904
title=Esquimalt Harbour
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publisher=Canadian Department of National Defence
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date=July 16 2007
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=One Medium (YTM) Class tug - TILLICUM. 140 gross tonnes, fitted with twin fixed Kort Nozzles. Bollard pull 16 tons ahead; 10 tons astern...] She is stationed at CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.

The Canadian Armed Forces operates ten other tugboats, five 45 ton Ville class tugs and five 250 ton Glen class tugs, and two 140 ton Fire class fireboats.cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytl-ville.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Ville class YTL Harbour Tug
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publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=The Kort nozzle is also used on the lone CF medium tug (CFAV Tillicum, YTM 555) although this boat has twin steerable Kort nozzles.] cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytr-fire.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats
page=
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publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=] cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytb-glen.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Glen class YTB Tractor Tug
page=
pages=
publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=]

The Ville class tugs rotate their kort nozzle for steering. The Tillicum's nozzles are fixed and she uses conventional rudders for steering.

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