[Platforms] UK City of Manchester

[Donald Collins]

All,
ICES request for a code for the UK vessel City of Manchester is 
confirmed by NOAA on 20 March 2009.
Cheers,
Don

Marilynn Sørensen wrote:
> Dear Platform Group, 
>  
>  A request has come in for a code for the UK vessel City of Manchester.
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> Suggested code:  744O (letter O) 
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> <name> City of Manchester </name> <platformclass> ship of opportunity on fixed route </platformclass> <IMO> 7709980 </IMO>  
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>  <commissioned> 1985-09-07 </commissioned> <decommissioned> 2007-06-01 </decommissioned>  
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>  <notes> Container vessel used as ship of opportunity to collect CPR data for SAHFOS. Built in 1979 as the UK registered City of Hartlepool (74AY). Re-registered in the Bahamas 3 Sep 1984 and renamed Laxfoss, then re-registered in the UK as City of Manchester (7Sep 1985). Re-registered in the Isle of Man 1 Nov 1991. Re-registered in the Netherlands Antilles as the City  on  2 June 2007. Hull is active as at Oct 2007, length 104m. </notes> 
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> <previous code>74AY</previous code> <previous name>Laxfoss, City of Hartlepool</previous name>
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> Lloyds: http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=117016
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> Comment: Lloyds says Bahamas from 1984-09-03 to 1988-02-26 but will believe UK source. 
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> This suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.
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> Cheers,
> Marilynn
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Donald W. Collins
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