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OAS platform Detail for Paluma
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platforms_id: 663
Title: HMAS
Name: Paluma
ICES Code: 09PL
Callsign: VKMC
Countries: AUSTRALIA
Comments: Updated information from ICES for the vessel PALUMA from AUSTRALIA.

Name : PALUMA
Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code)
Call Sign : VKMC
Title : HMAS
Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel
Pennant : 337
Commissioned Date : 1957-03-18
Decommissioned Date : 1973-03-16
Current Length : 36.6
Built : 1946-02-05
Previous Name (Notes): MSL252
Notes : WOD 630 with data from 1966-1967. Built as motor stores launch (MSL), converted to surveying ship in 1958. Sold to Cairns Trading Co in 1975, renamed Matlock

Additional Information Sources:
- http://www.rancba.org.au/RAN%20SHIPS%20CALLSIGN%20LIST.htm
- The Hydrographic Service Royal Australian Navy 1920-1985"

General Comments:
WOD 630. Additional information found in the book "The Hydrographic Service Royal Australian Navy 1920-1985".
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Metadata version: 3
Keydate: 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00
Editdate: 2022-06-30 20:12:54+00