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OAS platform Detail for Charles Darwin
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| platforms_id: | 5747 |
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| Title: | RRS |
| Name: | Charles Darwin |
| ICES Code: | 74AB |
| Callsign: | GDLS |
| Countries: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Comments: | Updated information from ICES for the vessel CHARLES DARWIN from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74AB Name : CHARLES DARWIN Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : GDLS Title : RRS Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 8207941 Commissioned Date : 1985-02-13 Decommissioned Date : 2006-06-30 Current Length : 69.4 Built : 1984 Notes : NERC deep-sea research vessel until sold in July 2006 and renamed Ocean Researcher. Same Vessels Info 74OA - OCEAN RESEARCHER General Comments: Wikipedia claims a build date of 1985, which is incorrect. I saw her in Falmouth fully fitted out and undergoing acceptance trials in September 1984. 1985-02-13 is date of first cruise. In Jan. 2007, the name associated with the code 74AB was changed to OCEAN RESEARCHER. In Feb. 2007 an additional code was created for the OCEAN RESEARCHER. In 2009, the platform group agreed attribute change and code creation procedures. The name for 74AB was changed back to CHARLES DARWIN. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 5 |
| Keydate: | 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2019-02-11 16:12:57+00 |