Cape Roger carries 398.00 m3 (87,550 imp gal) of diesel fuel giving the vessel a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and can stay at sea for up to 31 days.

[4] Named for a cape on the western side of Placentia Bay on the island of Newfoundland, the ship was commissioned into the Canadian Coast Guard in August 1977.

[5] In 1993, Cape Roger and CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell were sent to track the Sea Shepherd vessel Cleveland Amory, which had chased the Cuban fishing trawler Rio Las Casas from the Grand Banks.

With Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers embarked, Cape Roger boarded Cleveland Amory and detained the ship.

Cape Roger was given the job of closing with Estai and allowing the RCMP and Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel to board the fishing trawler.

[1] In September 2016, Cape Roger took part in the search for survivors of the Pop's Pride fishing trawler sinking off the coast of Newfoundland.