gov.noaa.nodc:6900497 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-02-05T19:41:24Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Bathythermograph (MBT) data from HMAS Derwent, HMAS Diamantina, and others in the Bismarck Sea, Coral Sea, and others from 1968-03-01 to 1969-02-27 (NCEI Accession 6900497) 2003-10-24 publication 2022-08-19 revision 1969 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:6900497 NCEI Archive Management System 6900497 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Ben J. Searle Australian Oceanographic Data Centre resourceProvider Royal Australian Navy (RAN) resourceProvider Royal Australian Navy (RAN) contributor Searle, Ben J. Australian Oceanographic Data Centre author Royal Australian Navy author tableDigital This dataset includes bathythermograph (MBT) data from HMAS Derwent, HMAS Diamantina, HMAS Moresby, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Stuart, HMAS Vampire, HMAS Vendetta, and QUEENBOROUGH in the Bismarck Sea, Coral Sea, Great Australian Bight, Indian Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea from 1968-03-01 to 1969-02-27. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Bathythermograph (MBT) (C128) format. The C128 format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using the mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument. The maximum depth of MBT observations is approximately 285 m. Therefore, MBT data are useful only in studying the thermal structure of the upper layers of the ocean. Cruise information, date, position, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Temperature data in this file are recorded at uniform 5 m depth intervals. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 6900497 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. 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Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:6900497 Preview graphic PNG 6900497 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1969-07-30 publication water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - MBT instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS HMAS Derwent HMAS Diamantina HMAS Moresby HMAS Parramatta HMAS Stuart HMAS Vampire HMAS Vendetta QUEENBOROUGH platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Royal Australian Navy dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Royal Australian Navy dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Bismarck Sea Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) Coral Sea Great Australian Bight Indian Ocean Jawa (Java) Sea Malacca Straits North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Solomon Sea South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Sulu Sea Tasman Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian DERWENT (call sign: VKCV, ICES code: 09DE, 1964-1994) DIAMANTINA (call sign: VMFB, ICES code: 09DM, 1945-1980) MORESBY (call sign: VKPM, ICES code: 09MO, 1964-1998) PARRAMATTA (ICES code: 09PA, 1961-1991) QUEENBOROUGH (ICES code: 09QU) STUART (ICES code: 09ST, 1963-1991) VAMPIRE (call sign: VKMC, ICES code: 09VA, 1959-1986) VENDETTA (call sign: VJZG, ICES code: 09VE, 1958-1979) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Searle, Ben J.; Royal Australian Navy (2003). Bathythermograph (MBT) data from HMAS Derwent, HMAS Diamantina, and others in the Bismarck Sea, Coral Sea, and others from 1968-03-01 to 1969-02-27 (NCEI Accession 6900497). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/6900497. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890. 2023-01-19 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0189890 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 documentation information US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher documentDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans 90 170.5 -42.6 17.67 1968-03-01 1969-02-27 Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT BathyThermograph bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - MBT Mechanical BathyThermograph HMAS Derwent Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKCV Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : 49 Commissioned Date : 1964-04-30 Decommissioned Date : 1994-08-08 Current Length : 112.8 Built : 1961-04-17 Notes : Pennants F22, DE22, and 49 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Derwent General Comments: The pennant number of HMAS Derwent was initially F22 in 1964. This was later changed to DE22, with the prefix standing for Destroyer Escort. On 1 January 1969, the Royal Australian Navy adopted the numbering practice used by the US, Canadian and Pakistan Navies, removing the pennant number letter prefix from its ships' hulls. Derwent's pennant number thus became 49. HMAS Diamantina Updated information from ICES for the vessel DIAMANTINA from AUSTRALIA. Name : DIAMANTINA Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : K377, A266 Commissioned Date : 1945-04-27 Decommissioned Date : 1980-02-29 Current Length : 91.84 Built : 1944-04-06 Notes : WOD 555. Diamantina was recommissioned in 1959 as an Oceanographic Research Ship. She carried scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) during many surveys. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-diamantina-i - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Diamantina_(K377) HMAS Moresby Updated information from ICES for the vessel MORESBY from AUSTRALIA. Name : MORESBY Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKPM Title : HMAS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1964-06-03 Decommissioned Date : 1998 Current Length : 95.7 Built : 1963-09-07 Notes : HMAS Moresby was a hydrographic survey ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Sold in 1999 and renamed MV Patricia Anne Hotung, the ship was chartered by the International Organisation for Migration Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Moresby_(1963) - http://maritime-connector.com/ship/patricia-anne-hotung-8952352/ HMAS Parramatta Use 0PA=PARRAMATTA for data 1961-1991. Use 09PD=PARRAMATTA for data after 2003. Additional information from ICES for PARRAMATTA (09PA) from Australia: Name : PARRAMATTA Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : DE 46 Commissioned Date : 1961-07-04 Decommissioned Date : 1991-01-11 Built : 1959-01-31 Notes : She was decommissioned on 3 June 1977 for modernisation and refit at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, and on completion decommissioned on 26 August 1981. *Additional Information Sources:* - http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Parramatta_(III) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Parramatta *Important Comments (Conflict resolved!):* Code 09PA traced back to ship list from at least 1996 so information on Parramatta from 2000 is incorrect for 09PA. The new information has been moved to the code proposed as 09PD. New additional information for the 1961-1991 commissioned vessel has been entered. HMAS Stuart Use code=09ST for data from Australia platform STUART from 1963-1991. Use code=09SU for data from Australia platform STUART after 2008. Additional information about this platform from ICES: Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Title : HMAS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : DE 48 Commissioned Date : 1963-06-28 Decommissioned Date : 1991-07-26 Current Length : 112.8 Built : 1961-04-08 Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Stuart - http://images.mitrasites.com/hmas-stuart-(de-48).html General Comments: 09ST can be traced back to at least 1996 so the information from the newer "STUART" is incorrect for the code 09ST and has been moved to the newly proposed code 09SU. HMAS Vampire Updated information from ICES for the vessel VAMPIRE from AUSTRALIA. Name : VAMPIRE Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKMC Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : D11 Commissioned Date : 1959-06-23 Decommissioned Date : 1986-08-13 Current Length : 118 Built : 1956-10-27 Notes : Daring-class destroyer. After decommissioning became an exhibit in Darling Harbour Maritime Museum. WOD code 685 with data for 1959-1985 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vampire-ii - http://www.anmm.gov.au/webdata/resources/pdfs/vessels/Vampire.pdf General Comments: Call sign before refitting in 1970 was VJZC (http://www.rancba.org.au/Ships_Callsigns.htm). According to an alternative source (http://www.anmm.gov.au/webdata/resources/pdfs/vessels/Vampire.pdf) the call sign was VJZJ. HMAS Vendetta Updated information from ICES for the vessel VENDETTA from AUSTRALIA. Name : VENDETTA Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VJZG Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : D08 Commissioned Date : 1958-11-26 Decommissioned Date : 1979-10-09 Current Length : 118 Built : 1954-05-03 Notes : Daring-class destroyer. WOD code 686 with data for 1959-1979. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-vendetta-ii General Comments: Call sign reference http://www.rancba.org.au/Ships_Callsigns.htm QUEENBOROUGH QUEENBOROUGH