Ship Details
Noctiluca Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	188476 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1956	Noctiluca	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1956	Place	Silva Bay	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan	Measurement (imp)	30.1' x 9.4' x 3.5'
Builder	Withey's Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	9.17m x 2.87m x 1.07m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	9.33	Type 1	Research vessel
Registered Tonnage	7.65	Type 2
Engine	55hp L4M diesel engine (1956)	Engine Manufacture	Perkins
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1956-1982 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1983 she was owned by Roland D. Michaud, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1984-1995 she was owned by Adrian J. Bevelander, White Rock BC Canada. In 1997-2020 she was owned by Peter D. Baker, North Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2019-09-30

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Noctiluca is the genus name of a plankton that can produce toxic blooms when they occur in large numbers.

 

Anecdotes
This vessel reolaced an older vessel, the Siliqua.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Email (Mitch Leblanc - Nauticapedia 28/04/2020);
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