Ship Details

Silver Viking (I)

Vessel image

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 1958 A.P. Knight (II) Name 7
Name 3 1977 Arrow Post (II) Name 8
Name 4 1991 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 114.18 Type 1 Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage 77.64 Type 2 Fishboat, general
Engine 304hp engine (1956) Engine Manufacture L. Gardner & Sons Ltd., Patricroft UK
Repower Repowered with a 430bhp turbo-charged diesel engine by Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1956-1958 she was owned by Rose N. Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1979 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1979-2013 she was owned by Island Fallers Ltd., Sooke BC Canada.
 
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; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11868/1470?r=0&s=5 ;
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