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R.V. Sarsia: a brief description of the Marine Biological Association's new research vessel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. A. Steven ,
C. A. Hoodless ,
R. S. Harrison  and
F. J. Warren
G. A. Steven
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
C. A. Hoodless
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
R. S. Harrison
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
F. J. Warren
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
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From 1922 until the outbreak of the 1939–45 war, the Association's Laboratory at Plymouth was well served by the research vessel Salpa—a converted Lowestoft steam drifter having an overall length of about 95 ft. In 1939 Salpa was taken over by the Admiralty for naval duties and was not put back into service by the Association on her release after hostilities ended. Her place was taken by a 90 ft. motor fishing vessel on charter from the Admiralty and named Sabella. This vessel was only partially converted for research work and was handed back to her owners when Sarsia came into service at the end of 1953

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , October 1955 , pp. 387 - 401
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1955

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