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<p>Dear Platform Group,
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<br />A request has come in for a new code for the vessel <a href='http://admin.ices.dk/requests/Default.aspx?id=9505' target='_blank'>MELBOURNE</a> from AUSTRALIA. This code suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.
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<br /><b>Original Requester : Greg Reed (greg@metoc.gov.au)</b>
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<br />Proposed Code : 09MC
<br />Name : <a href='http://admin.ices.dk/requests/Default.aspx?id=9505' target='_blank'>MELBOURNE</a>
<br />Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
<br />Call Sign : VKLP
<br />Title : HMAS
<br />Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel
<br />Pennant : R21
<br />Commissioned Date : 1955-10-28
<br />Decommissioned Date : 1982-06-30
<br />Current Length : 213.79
<br />Built : 1945-02-28
<br />Previous Name (Notes): HMS Majestic
<br />Notes : HMAS Melbourne was originally one of six Majestic Class light fleet aircraft carriers ordered for the Royal Navy during World War II.
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<br /><b>Additional Information Sources:</b>
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<br /> - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-melbourne-ii
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<br /> - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)
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<br /><b>General Comments:</b>
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<br />Confirmed in Miramar
<br />(Marilynn Sorensen 03/12/2013 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />HMAS Melbourne was originally one of six Majestic Class light fleet aircraft carriers ordered for the Royal Navy during World War II.
<br />(Greg Reed 26/11/2013 00:00:00)<br />
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<br />Kind regards,
<br />The ICES Data Centre
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<br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
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