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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />A request has come in for a code for the vessel Sperus from UNITED KINGDOM<br /><br /><b>Original Requester : Roy Lowry (rkl@bodc.ac.uk)</b><br /><br />Proposed Code : 74TJ<br />Name : Sperus<br />Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code)<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />IMO : 5149813<br />Commissioned Date : 1974<br />Decommissioned Date : 1983<br />Built : 1939<br />Notes : Institute of Geological Sciences marine geology research vessel<br />Notes: Previous Name : Hesperus<br />Information Source : http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1074229 (URL)<br /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br />Is this the correct Sperus?<br />http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1074229<br />(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 04/02/2011 00:00:00)<br /><br />Commissioned date of 1974 when IGS/NERC bought and renamed her<br />(added by: Roy Lowry - 04/02/2011 00:00:00)<br /><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<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests" target="_new">ICES Platform Code Requests Application</a><br />Read the latest ICES Data Centre e-News <a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/updates/DC_update.htm" target="_new">online</a><br /><br /></p><hr /><p>This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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