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Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />A code is proposed for the first H. U. SVERDRUP from NORWAY<br /><br />Proposed Code : 58S1<br />Name : H. U. SVERDRUP<br />Flag : NORWAY - NO (ISO Country Code)<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />Commissioned Date : 1960<br />Decommissioned Date : 1989<br />Built : 1960<br />Notes : Military research vessel<br />Information Source :patriot.net...Agor.htm (URL)<br /><br />Multiple Hull Info;<br />58SD - H. U. SVERDRUP<br /><br />General Comments:<br />patriot.net...Agor.htm. H. U. Sverdrup (built for Norway): This is probably a similar case to AGOR 26 (below) in which a vessel under construction was assigned the AGOR designation for administrative purposes.<br /><br />The vessel is described in the 1968-69 Jane's as being laid down in September 1959 and launched February 1960. Construction was by Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim, financed by the U. S. Mutual Weapon Development Program and operated by Norwegian Defense Research Establishment. Specifications are unlike any U. S. AGOR: welded steel hull, controllable pitch propeller, 127.7 oa X 111.5 X 13, 11.5 knots, 400 tons displacement, 10 crew, 9 scientists. A note is made that She does not belong to the Royal Norwegian Navy, but is a Defense project. The photo shows a classic north Atlantic trawler type vessel with a whale back bow.<br />---<br />http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/auxresearch.htm<br />(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 10/03/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br />This suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />The ICES Data Centre<br /><br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea <br />Email: accessions@ices.dk<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk<br /><br />Tel: +45 3338 6718 Fax: +45 3393 4215<br />H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark<hr /><p>This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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