[Platforms] More new codes

[Strand Øyvin]

Regarding 'OWS Famita' : Norway operated a weather ship station, with
oceangraphic investigations, in the North Sea during the winters, at 
least from 1962-83. The main position was N57° 30', E 3° 0'. The 'old'
ICES (numeric) Code was 60 (): 5860).
At least two or three ships were used during this period, but 'Famita'
was on duty most of the time, and has infiltrated the name of the 
station in many written sources. 
The station appears in the platform list as '58NF NORTH SEA FIXED STATION'
and '58NW NORTH SEA WEATHER SHIP'. The duplicate code was discussed some
years ago, and I imagine it was decided to delete the '58NW' (?)

I have no information on the call sign of 'Famita'. The present LHHT is 
a 'supply/tender ship for platforms' built in 1994.

Best regards,
Øyvin Strand



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> bounces at biwebs1.nerc-liv.ac.uk] På vegne av Roy Lowry
> Sendt: 7. september 2007 17:23
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> Emne: [Platforms] More new codes
> 
> Hi Marilynn,
> 
> Still working my way through the 'missing' ships from the BSH database.
> Next batch of absent friends needing a code is:
> 
> Professor A. Valkanov
> 
> <country>Bulgaria</country><callsign>LZTG</callsign><class>research
> vessel</class><notes>Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture vessel
> built 1979, length 34m</notes>
> 
> Neeltje
> 
> <country>Netherlands</country><callsign>PGEK</callsign><notes>Built
> 1987</notes>
> 
> If Taco/Hendrik have any more information about her it would be
> appreciated.
> 
> There is another 'mystery' where our Nowegian colleagues may be able to
> help.  There's a ship listed as 'Famita' with callsign LHHT.  Now I
> have memories from my data handling days a couple of decades ago of
> wave data coming from 'OWS Famita', but I thought this was a station
> rather than a ship. Can anyone clarify?
> 
> Cheers, Roy.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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