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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />Additional information has come in for the vessel DISCOVERY II from UNITED KINGDOM<br /><br />Code : 74DS<br />Name : DISCOVERY II<br />Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code)<br />Title : RRS<br />Platform Class : Research vessel<br />Commissioned Date : 1929<br />Decommissioned Date : 1963<br />Current Length : 71<br />Built : 1929<br />Notes : Research vessel used for Antarctic commissions between 1929 and 1935 and 1951. Primary UK National Institute of Oceanography research vessel in the 1950s until replaced by RRS Discovery in 1963.<br />Information Source : http://sgwiki.gs/mediawiki/index.php/RRS_Discovery_II (URL)<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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