Ship Details
Ephemeral Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	348556 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1976	Profiler	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	Ephemeral	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1976	Place	Sidney	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	46' x ? x ?
Builder	Canoe Cove Manufacturing Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	14m x 4m x 1.8m
Hull	Glass Reinforced Plastic	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	22.7	Type 1	Research vessel
Registered Tonnage	13.14	Type 2
Engine	500bhp diesel engine (1976)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1976-1986 she was owned by The Minister of Public Works, Ottawa ON Canada. In 2004 she was owned by The Minister of Public Works & Government Services, Ottawa ON Canada. In 2012 she was owned by Canadian interests.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2012-10-11

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel had a bright yellow hull, and two booms with sonar probes mounted on hulls from a Hobie Cat sail boat. This vessel was based in 2003-2004 at the Department of fisheries and Oceans office on Annacis Island, New Westminster BC Canada.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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