Ship Details

A.P. Knight (II)

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Photo Credit: Fisheries Canada Photo

 
 
Registry #1 188330 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1956 Silver Viking (I) Name 6
Name 2 1961 A.P. Knight (II) Name 7
Name 3 1979 Arrow Post (II) Name 8
Name 4 1991c 1991-03 Name 9
Name 5 2004c I.F. Mariner Name 10
 
Year Built 1956 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 72.5' x 22.1' x 8.7'
Builder A.C. Benson Shipyard Ltd. Measurement (metric) 22.1m x 6.74m x 2.65m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 114 Type 1 Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage 78 Type 2 Fishboat, general
Engine 304hp engine (1956) Engine Manufacture Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower Repowered with a 430bhp diesel engine Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1956-1958 she was owned by Rose N. Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1961-1979 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa ON. In 1979-2013 she was owned by Island Fallers Ltd., Sooke BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2013-04-05
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Gord Miller (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 06/03/2017) states that "A.P. Knight was the ongoing chairman of the Biological Board of Canada (early name of Fisheries Research Board of Canada)." Rex Lowes (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 06/03/2017) states that " I did some Relief Masters work on the Arrow Post while it was stationed in the Charlottes."
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping
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