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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />Additional information has been received for the vessel CHARLES DARWIN from UNITED KINGDOM<br /><br />Code : 74AB<br />Name : CHARLES DARWIN<br />Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code)<br />Call Sign : GDLS<br />Title : RRS<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />IMO : 8207941<br />Commissioned Date : 1985-02-13<br />Decommissioned Date : 2006-06-30<br />Current Length : 69.4<br />Built : 1984<br />Notes : NERC deep-sea research vessel until sold in July 2006 and renamed Ocean Researcher.<br /><br /><b>Same Vessels Info</b><br /><b>74OA</b> - OCEAN RESEARCHER<br /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br />Wikipedia claims a build date of 1985, which is incorrect. I saw her in Falmouth fully fitted out and undergoing acceptance trials in September 1984. 1985-02-13 is date of first cruise.<br />(added by: Roy Lowry - 11/04/2011 00:00:00)<br /><br />In Jan. 2007, the name associated with the code 74AB was changed to OCEAN RESEARCHER. In Feb. 2007 an additional code was created for the OCEAN RESEARCHER. In 2009, the platform group agreed attribute change and code creation procedures. The name for 74AB was changed back to CHARLES DARWIN.<br />(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 18/11/2009 00:00:00)<br /><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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