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|Ship image=[[File:Ccgcsora.jpg|300px|Fireboat Sora]]
|Ship caption=As the fireboat ''Sora''
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|Ship country=Canada
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|Ship name=''Sora''
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|Ship operator=*[[Canadian Coast Guard]]
*[[Toronto Fire Services]] ([[City of Toronto government]])
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|Ship builder=Canadian Dredge & Dock Ltd., [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
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|Ship commissioned=1982
|Ship recommissioned=2005 with [[Toronto Fire Services]]
|Ship decommissioned= 2005 from CCG
|Ship in service=1982–present
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|Ship struck=2005
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|Ship homeport=*CCG Base [[Amherstburg, Ontario]] 1982–2005
*[[Toronto Fire Services]] Station 334: 2005–2015
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|Ship fate= Transferred as reserve ship for the [[Toronto Fire Services]]
|Ship status=Retired with [[Toronto Fire Services]] on October 31, 2015
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|Ship type=Multiple Task [[Utility vessel|Utility Craft]]
|Ship tonnage=21 gross tons
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|Ship length= {{convert|12.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|4.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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|Ship draft= {{convert|1.24|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=[[Diesel engine|Diesel]] engines
|Ship speed= {{convert|26|kn|km/h}}
|Ship range={{convert|300|nmi|km}}
|Ship endurance=1 day
|Ship complement=3
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'''CCGS ''Sora''''' was a 12.5m Small Multi Task Utility Craft that has seen service with the [[Canadian Coast Guard]] and [[Toronto Fire Services]]. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode. In 2005, it was transferred to Toronto and used as part of the Fire Services fleet. It was finally retired in 2015.

==Career with Canadian Coast Guard==

During her career with the Canadian Coast Guard, ''Sora'' was a search and rescue boat along the [[Detroit River]] and western [[Lake Erie]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/Central_Arctic/Amherstburg_Sar Search and Rescue Duties, Responsibilities and Services – Canadian Coast Guard]</ref>

Her task included:

* towing disabled/grounded light watercraft
* medical evacuation calls
* searching for missing vessels or aircraft over water

The vessel is not ice class and did not operate between December and April.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

==Transfer to Toronto Fire==
She was declared surplus in late 2005 and sold to the [[Toronto Fire Services]] in 2006 by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. It is a back-up fireboat for {{ship||William Lyon Mackenzie|fireboat|2}}. In November 2014, the [[City of Toronto government]] acquired another former CCG vessel, {{ship|CCGS|Cape Hurd}}, which replaced ''Sora'' as its second fireboat<ref name=TorStar2015-06-25>in 2015.
{{cite news
| url         = https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/06/24/toronto-fireboat-to-be-named-after-fallen-firefighter.html
| title       = Toronto fireboat to be named after fallen firefighter
| publisher   = [[Toronto Star]]
| author      = David Rider
| date        = 2015-06-24
| page        = 
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| accessdate  = 2015-06-25
| quote       = It will replace the ''Sora'', another former Coast Guard vessel obtained by Toronto in 2006.
}}
</ref><ref name=Tfs2015-06-09>
{{cite news
| url         = http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-81254.pdf
| title       = Toronto Fire Services – Fireboat Naming
| publisher   = [[City of Toronto government]]
| author      = Toni Vigna
| date        = 2015-06-09
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| accessdate  = 2015-06-25
| quote       = In November 2014, Toronto Fire Services (TFS) acquired a decommissioned vessel, "Cape Hurd" from the Canadian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has retained the name. The vessel was commissioned as '''William Thornton''' and replaced Sora on October 31, 2015.
}}
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==See also==
Other utility ships in CCG:

* {{ship|CCGS|Waubuno}}
* {{ship|CCGS|Bittern}}
* {{ship|CCGS|CG 119}}
* {{ship|CCGS|Mallard}}
* {{ship|CCGS|Osprey}}
* {{ship|CCGS|Skua}}
* {{ship|CCGS|Sterne}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nss.gc.ca/site/ss/magazine/vol15_3/news_e.asp Canadian Coast Guard ship adopted by Toronto Fire Service]
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[[Category:1982 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Kingston, Ontario]]