CCGS John P. Tully is an offshore oceanographic science vessel in the Canadian Coast GuardShe was built by Bel-Air Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1985.The ship has been employed on joint research voyages with a variety of United States agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.She is staffed by a crew of 20.She is under 70 meters long. She is named after Dr. John P. Tully, often regarded as the 'Father of West Coast Oceanography' in Canada. * * John P. Tully in 2004 on a joint research voyage with NOAA scientists * *