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OAS platform Detail for Discovery II
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platforms_id: 5858
Title: RRS
Name: Discovery II
ICES Code: 74DS
Callsign:
Countries: UNITED KINGDOM
Comments: Updated information from ICES for the vessel DISCOVERY II from UNITED KINGDOM

Code : 74DS
Name : DISCOVERY II
Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code)
Title : RRS
Platform Class : Research vessel
Commissioned Date : 1929
Decommissioned Date : 1963
Current Length : 71
Built : 1929
Notes : Research vessel used for Antarctic commissions between 1929 and 1935 and 1951. Primary UK National Institute of Oceanography research vessel in the 1950s until replaced by RRS Discovery in 1963.
Information Source : http://sgwiki.gs/mediawiki/index.php/RRS_Discovery_II (URL)
Deprecated: false
Metadata version: 2
Keydate: 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00
Editdate: 2019-02-11 16:13:17+00