[Platforms] German Gauss

[Friedrich Nast]

Hi Marilynn,
some additional information I submit for Carl Fr. Gauss (right name), 
which was in operation in the GDR, but continued also after the 
re-unification..

07GA:
<name>CARL FR. 
GAUSS</name><callsign>Y7BO</callsign><commissioned>1976-04-15</commissioned>
<decommissioned>1990-11-15</decommissioned> <notes>Survey ship.Length 
56,7m, 463 tonns. Owned by the Seehydrogaphischer Dienst Rostock, 
continued as CARL FR. GAUSS with callsign DBKO</notes>

07G..:
<name>CARL FR. 
GAUSS</name><callsign>DBKO</callsign><commissioned>1990-11-16</commissioned>
<decommissioned>1995-01-23</decommissioned> <notes>Survey ship.Length 
56,7m, 463 tonns. Owned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, the former 
CARL FR. GAUSS with callsign Y7BO</notes>

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06GA has been designated as a multiple hull code for the Gauss. It has 
been split into 2 codes:  06G1 and 06G2

06G1:
<name>GAUSS</name><title>FS</title><callsign>DBFB</callsign><class>research 
vessel</class><commissioned>1949-06-12</commissioned><decommisioned>1979-12-20</decommissioned><notes>survey 
and research ship,owned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, operated 
by the German Hydrographic Institute. Length 57m.</notes>

06G2:
<title>FS</title><callsign>DBBX</callsign><class>research 
vessel</class><commissioned>1980-05-06</commissioned><decommisioned>2006-11-27</decommissioned><notes>Research 
vessel built 1980, owned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building 
and Housing and operated by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency 
until 2007-05-02. Length 68.9m. Lloyds: from 2007-05-03 flag is 
Gibraltar with name Fugro Gauss and call sign ZDIA4. IMO 7824883.</notes>

Best regards
Friedrich
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