Ship Details
Aurora Explorer Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	344924 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	7108100	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1970	Aurora Explorer	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1970	Place	Hay River	Area	NT	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	90' x ? x ? x ? x ?
Builder	Alem Construction Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	39.28m x 10.34m x 1.83m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	156	Type 1	Research Vessel
Registered Tonnage	106	Type 2	Freighter, ro-ro
Engine	2-270bhp diesel engines (1970)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds	She was rebuilt in 1999.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1970-1976 she was owned by Arctic Shallow Marine Ltd., Edmonton AB. In 1977-1983 she was owned by Arctic Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1984-1991 she was owned by A.Frame Contracting Ltd., Saskatoon SK. In 1992-2012 she was owned by Marine Link Transportation Ltd., Victoria BC. In 2013-2019 she was owned by Marine Link Transportation Ltd., Campbell River BC.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel originally had four posts supporting a wheelhouse so that a Caterpillar tractor could be driven underneath as a landing craft vessel.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Johannsen, Sven (1992)
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