Ship Details
F80-1 Photo Credit: Gord Miller

 

Registry #1	176785 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	30788

 

Name 1	1944	Investigator No. 1	Name 6
Name 2	1981	F80-1	Name 7
Name 3	1992	Quashala (III)	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	54.3' x 16.1' x 6.1'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	16.55m x 4.91m x 1.86m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	44.82	Type 1	Research vessel
Registered Tonnage	36.02	Type 2
Engine	180hp engine (1958c)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 225hp engine; Repowered with a 296bhp diesel engine	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1944-1980 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1982-1987 she was owned by William Smith, Sooke BC Canada. In 1988-1990 she was owned by Jack Manson, Victoria BC Canada. In 1991-2019 she was owned by Frank G. Bellham, Surrey BC Canada. In 2023-2024 she was owned by Kevin Melan, Port Hardy BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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