il ä ▁V asa ▁ 1 6 V 2 2 ▁ 1 2 - cy l inder ▁ge ared ▁dies el - elect ric ▁engines ▁driving ▁two ▁cont roll able ▁pitch ▁prop ellers ▁that ▁create ▁. ▁This ▁gives ▁the ▁vessel ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁vessel ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁dies el ▁fuel ▁that ▁gives ▁Samuel ▁Ris ley ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁one ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁ 6 – 7 1 ▁emer gency ▁generator . ▁ ▁The ▁vessels ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁two ▁R ac al ▁De cca ▁navig ational ▁rad ars ▁using ▁the ▁I ▁band . ▁Both ▁ships ▁are ▁considered ▁light ▁ice break ers ▁and ▁have ▁an ▁ice ▁class ▁of ▁Ar ctic ▁Class ▁ 2 , ▁which ▁cert ifies ▁that ▁the ▁ships ▁have ▁the ▁cap ability ▁to ▁break ▁ice ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁thick . ▁The ▁vessels ▁has ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 2 4 , ▁with ▁ 9 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁crew . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁in ▁class ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ ▁Earl ▁Grey ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁P ict ou ▁Sh ip yard ▁Ltd ▁at ▁their ▁yard ▁in ▁P ict ou , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁with ▁the ▁yard ▁number ▁ 2 1 8 . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁vessel ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁home ▁port ed ▁at ▁Char l ott et own , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island . ▁Samuel ▁Ris ley ▁ ▁was ▁built