gov.noaa.nodc:8700122 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 2026-03-02T17:22:38Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Atlas of Selected "Modern" Good Quality Deep Data for the World Oceans (excluding the Arctic) from 1925-06-26 to 1984-02-15 (NCEI Accession 8700122) 2002-11-19 publication 2026-02-11 revision 1987 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8700122 NCEI Archive Management System 8700122 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 Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information contributor Scripps Institution of Oceanography https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This dataset contains an "Atlas of Selected "Modern" Good Quality Deep Data for the World Oceans (excluding the Arctic)". This atlas was compiled by Scripps and contains a world-wide distribution of station data from various sources. These station data parameters include: latitude, longitude, date, ship, data originator, depth, cast, % salinity, % oxygen, % inorganic PO4, % total phosphorus, % silicates, % nitrites, % nitrates, pH, wave height and period, sea state, dry and wet temperature and pressure, and cloud type and amount. Format is similar to old NODC SD2 format. 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 8700122 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. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 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:8700122 Preview graphic PNG 8700122 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1987-03-31 publication BATHYMETRY CURRENT DIRECTION SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS atlas derived products theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS A.I. VOEIKOV AFRICANA II AGS YELCHO AKADEMIK KOROLYOV AKADEMIK SHIRSHOV ALAMINOS ALBACORA ALBATROSS ALEXANDER AGASSIZ ALMIRANTE LACERDA ANTON BRUUN ARA CAPITAN CANEPA ARGO ARKTIKA ATLANTIS II BANNOCK BILLIE BJARNI SAEMUNDSSON BLACK DOUGLAS BROWN BEAR BURUDJULASAD C. H. DAVIS CHANCE CHITA MARU CIROLANA COMMANDANT ROBERT GIRAUD CORIOLIS CRAWFORD CS Cable Enterprise CSS Baffin DAISEN MARU DAMPIER DANA DISCOVERY DZINTARYRA ELDORADO ERIKA DAN F. V. HUNT FORSTER FUJI GALATHEA GAUSS GERONIMO GOSNOLD GOYENA H. C. HAYES Hakuho Maru (HAKUHO-MARU) HELLAND HANSEN HMAS Diamantina HMAS Gascoyne HMAS Kimbla HMS Hecate HORIZON HUDSON HUGH M. SMITH HUMBOLDT J. E. PILLSBURY JALANIDHI JOHAN HJORT KASASAGI-MARU KISTNA KOFU MARU KUSHI MARU LABRADOR LAPEROUSE LUYMES LYNCH M. S. SNELLIUS MARINE VIEW METEOR METEOR MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV NATAL NECHES NEVELSKOY NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship George B. Kelez NOAA Ship Surveyor NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell NORSEL OB OSHAWA OSHORO MARU PANULIRUS PLANET PRIBOY PRILIV R/V ANTON DOHRN R/V Atlantis R/V Knorr R/V Melville R/V ROBERT D. CONRAD R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON R/V TRIDENT RANDOLPH RESEARCHER I RRS Discovery II RYOFU MARU SAN PABLO SANDS SATSUMA SEIFU MARU SHIKMONA SHINNAN-MARU SHOYO MARU SPENCER F. BAIRD STRANGER TAKUYO TANKAI-MARU TE VEGA THOR U.M. SHOKALSKIY UMITAKA-MARU UNANUE USC&GS Pioneer USCGC Burton Island USCGC Eastwind USCGC Edisto USCGC Glacier USCGC Jarvis USCGC NORTHWIND USCGC Reliance USCGC Rockaway USCGC Staten Island USCGC WACHUSETT USCGC WINNEBAGO USCGS Explorer USNS BARTLETT USNS CHAIN USNS ELTANIN USNS James M. Gilliss USNS Kane USNS Prevail USNS Silas Bent USNS Thomas Washington USS Atka USS BASILONE USS CHIPOLA USS Gettysburg USS MANATEE USS Nicholas USS PROTEUS USS Rehoboth USS Serrano USS Sheldrake VARUNA VEMA VIDAL VITYAZ YAQUINA YMER ZULFIQUAR platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Scripps Institution of Oceanography dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Scripps Institution of Oceanography dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Andaman Sea or Burma Sea Arabian Sea Arafura Sea Arctic Ocean Banda Sea Barents Sea Bay of Bengal Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) Bering Sea Bismarck Sea Caribbean Sea Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) Ceram Sea or Seram Sea Coral Sea Davis Strait East China Sea (Tung Hai) Flores Sea Great Australian Bight Greenland Sea (including Iceland Sea and North Greenland Sea) Gulf of Aden Gulf of Alaska Gulf of America Gulf of California Gulf of Guinea Gulf of Oman Indian Ocean Ionian Sea Japan Sea Labrador Sea Laccadive Sea Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin Molucca Sea Mozambique Channel North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Norwegian Sea Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran), Strait of Hormuz Philippine Sea Red Sea Ross Sea Sea of Okhotsk Solomon Sea South Atlantic Ocean South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Sulu Sea Tasman Sea Timor Sea Tyrrhenian 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 23 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 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 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 Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 23 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 A. AGASSIZ (ICES code: 31AX) A.I. VOYEYKOV (ICES code: 90VK) AFRICANA II (ICES code: 91AF) AKADEMIK KOROLEV (call sign: UHQS, ICES code: 90AM) AKADEMIK SHIRSHOV (call sign: UMAY, ICES code: 90SC) ALAMINOS (ICES code: 31OS) ALBACORA (ICES code: 68AL) ALBATROSS (ICES code: 77AL) ALMIRANTE LACERDA (ICES code: 68AM) ANTON BRUUN (ICES code: 31AO) ANTON DOHRN I (call sign: DBFO, ICES code: 06AD, 1955-1972) ARGO (ICES code: 31AR) ARKTIKA (ICES code: 90AR) ATKA (ICES code: 31AK) ATLANTIS I 1931-9/63 (ICES code: 31AT) ATLANTIS II (call sign: KADC, ICES code: 31AN) BAFFIN (call sign: CGCL, ICES code: 18BA, 1957-1990) BANNOCK (call sign: IKOD, ICES code: 48B1, 1966-1991) BARTLETT (ICES code: 314U) BASILONE (ICES code: 31IO) BILLIE (ICES code: 315N) BLACK DOUGLAS (ICES code: 31BD) BROWN BEAR (ICES code: 31BB) BURTON ISLAND (ICES code: 31BI) BURUDJULASAD (ICES code: 42BU) Bjarni Sæmundsson (call sign: TFEA, ICES code: 46BS, 1971-2025) C. H. DAVIS (ICES code: 31CD) CABLE ENTERPRISE (call sign: GNCH, ICES code: 74CE, 1964-2001) CAPITAN CANEPA (ICES code: 08CC) CHAIN (ICES code: 31CI) CHANCE (call sign: 9HYN3, ICES code: 31CH) CHIPOLA (ICES code: 31IH) CHITA MARU (call sign: JCCX, ICES code: 49CT) CIROLANA (call sign: GNAM, ICES code: 74CZ, 1970-2003) COMMANDANT ROBERT GIRAUD (call sign: FBIV, ICES code: 35CG, 1947-1976) CORIOLIS (ICES code: 59CO) CRAWFORD (ICES code: 31CF) DAISEN MARU (ICES code: 49DS) DAMPIER (ICES code: 74DA) DAVID STARR JORDAN (call sign: WTDK, ICES code: 31JD, 1966-2010) DIAMANTINA (call sign: VMFB, ICES code: 09DM, 1945-1980) DISCOVERY (ICES code: 74DI) DISCOVERY II (ICES code: 74DS, 1929-1963) EASTWIND (ICES code: 31EW) EDISTO (ICES code: 31ED) ELDORADO (call sign: JWNB, ICES code: 31EL) ELTANIN (ICES code: 31ET, 1962-1975) ERIKA DAN (ICES code: 31ER) EXPLORER (ICES code: 31EX) F. V. HUNT (ICES code: 31HV) FORSTER (ICES code: 31FO) FUJI (ICES code: 49HZ) G. B. KELEZ (ICES code: 31KE) GALATHEA (ICES code: 26GA) GASCOYNE (call sign: VKMS, ICES code: 09GA, 1943-1966) GERONIMO (ICES code: 31GN) GILLISS (ICES code: 31GI) GLACIER (ICES code: 31GL) GOSNOLD (ICES code: 31GO) GOYENA (ICES code: 08GO) Gettysburg (ICES code: 31GY) H. C. HAYES (ICES code: 31HH) H. M. SMITH (ICES code: 31HS) HAKUHO MARU (call sign: JDSS, ICES code: 49HH, 1989-) HECATE (ICES code: 74HC, 1965-1990) HELLAND HANSEN (call sign: 3YAI, ICES code: 58HH, 1957-1976) HORIZON (ICES code: 31HO) HUDSON (call sign: CGDG, ICES code: 18HU, 1964-) HUMBOLDT (ICES code: 31HU) J. E. PILLSBURY (ICES code: 31JP) JALANIDHI (call sign: PKQI, ICES code: 42JA) JARVIS (ICES code: 319J) KANE (ICES code: 31KN) KASASAGI-MARU (ICES code: 49KG) KIMBLA (call sign: VLNK, ICES code: 09KI, 1956-1985) KISTNA (ICES code: 41KI) KNORR (call sign: KCEJ, ICES code: 316N, 1970-) KOFU MARU (call sign: 8JNZ, ICES code: 49KF) KUSHI MARU (ICES code: 49KO) LABRADOR (ICES code: 18LA) LAPEROUSE (ICES code: 35LA, 1946-1977) LUYMES (ICES code: 64LU) LYNCH (ICES code: 31LY) M. S. SNELLIUS (ICES code: 64SN) MANATEE (ICES code: 3118) MARINE VIEW (ICES code: 31MW) MELVILLE (call sign: WECB, ICES code: 318M, 1969-) METEOR (ICES code: 06ME, 1924-1946) METEOR (call sign: DBBH, ICES code: 06MT, 1964-1985) MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV (call sign: UQIH, ICES code: 90ML, 1957-1992) NATAL (ICES code: 91NA) NECHES (ICES code: 312N) NEVELSKOY (ICES code: 90NV) NICHOLAS (ICES code: 31NH) NORSEL (call sign: LASO4, ICES code: 35NR) NORTHWIND (call sign: NRFJ, ICES code: 31NW, 1945-1989) OB (ICES code: 90OB) OSHAWA (ICES code: 18OS) OSHORO MARU (call sign: JDVA, ICES code: 49OS, 1984-2014) PANULIRUS (ICES code: 31PL) PIONEER (ICES code: 31PI) PLANET (ICES code: 06PL) PRIBOY (ICES code: 90PY) PRILIV (ICES code: 90PI) PROTEUS (ICES code: 314T) Prevail (ICES code: 31PR) RANDOLPH (ICES code: 31VQ) REHOBOTH (call sign: WD8121, ICES code: 31RH) RELIANCE (ICES code: 31RE) RESEARCHER I (ICES code: 66RI) ROBERT D. CONRAD (call sign: WHBA, ICES code: 31RD, 1962-1989) ROCKAWAY (ICES code: 31RC) RYOFU MARU (call sign: JGZK, ICES code: 49RY, 1966-1995) SAN PABLO (ICES code: 31SP) SANDS (ICES code: 31SD) SATSUMA (call sign: JGWS, ICES code: 49ST, -1995) SEIFU MARU (call sign: JIVB, ICES code: 49SH) SERRANO (ICES code: 31SR) SHELDRAKE (ICES code: 31SH) SHIKMONA (call sign: 4XIY, ICES code: 47SK, 1963-) SHINNAN-MARU (ICES code: 49SI) SHOYO MARU (ICES code: 49SY) SILAS BENT (ICES code: 31SS) SPENCER F. BAIRD (ICES code: 31SB) STATEN ISLAND (ICES code: 31SI) STRANGER (call sign: WYZ8670, ICES code: 31ST) SURVEYOR (ICES code: 31SU) TAKUYO (ICES code: 49TK) TANKAI-MARU (ICES code: 49TA) TE VEGA (ICES code: 31V5) THOMAS G. THOMPSON (call sign: KGWT, ICES code: 31TT) THOMAS WASHINGTON (call sign: KGWU, ICES code: 31WT, 1965-1992) THOR (ICES code: 31TH) TOWNSEND CROMWELL (ICES code: 31TC) TRIDENT (ICES code: 31TR) U.M. SHOKALSKIY (call sign: UNAC, ICES code: 90SH, 1959-1980) UMITAKA-MARU (ICES code: 49UT) UNANUE (ICES code: 65UN) VARUNA (ICES code: 41VA) VEMA (call sign: J8RU, ICES code: 31VE, 1953-1981) VIDAL (ICES code: 74VI, 1954-1971) VITYAZ (ICES code: 90VI) WACHUSETT (ICES code: 31WC) WINNEBAGO (ICES code: 31WO) YAQUINA (ICES code: 31YQ) YELCHO (ICES code: 20YE) YMER (call sign: SDIA, ICES code: 77YM, 1977-) ZULFIQUAR (ICES code: 62ZU) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > DAVIS STRAIT OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF OKHOTSK OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 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: Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2002). Atlas of Selected "Modern" Good Quality Deep Data for the World Oceans (excluding the Arctic) from 1925-06-26 to 1984-02-15 (NCEI Accession 8700122). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700122. 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. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 8700122 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 8700122 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700122/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 8700122 v1.1 published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z download NCEI Accession 8700122 was revised and v1.2 was published. Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2026-02-11T20:36:31Z NCEI Accession 8700122 v1.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700122/1.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 8700122 v1.2 published 2026-02-11T20:36:31Z download repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian A.I. VOEIKOV A.I. VOEIKOV AFRICANA II A sea fisheries research ship operated by the South African Department of Commerce & Industry, Cape Town. The Africana II was launched in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1949 or 1950. Served c. 1951-1981. In 1982, it was broken up at Durban. Variously referred to as the "SS", "RV", or "RS" Africana II. Sources: Cape Times, "Port Pourri" column by Brian Ingpen, 23 April 2008. URL: http://www.capeports.co.za/archive_2008.html. The Clyde built database: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=2148 AGS YELCHO AGS YELCHO AKADEMIK KOROLYOV Flag: Russia Vessel type: Research Built: 06.1967 IMO: 6707301 (Lloyd's Register 1995-96) AKADEMIK SHIRSHOV Vessel type: Research Built: 1967 IMO: 6712552 ALAMINOS ALAMINOS ALBACORA ALBACORA ALBATROSS ALBATROSS ALEXANDER AGASSIZ ALEXANDER AGASSIZ ALMIRANTE LACERDA ALMIRANTE LACERDA ANTON BRUUN ANTON BRUUN ARA CAPITAN CANEPA (1955-1972) Note: ARA stands for Argentine Republic Navy http://www.inidep.edu.ar/home.htm ARGO ARGO ARKTIKA ARKTIKA ATLANTIS II 4/63-PRESENT BANNOCK Updated information from ICES received on 2009-01-23: Name : Bannock Call Sign : IKOD Platform Class : research vessel IMO : 6401438 Commissiones : 1966 Decommissioned : 1991 Notes : Launched as a US Navy fleet tug in 1942. Sold to Italy in 1954. Converted into a research vessel in support of the University of Tor Vergata with first cruise in 1966 last in 1991. Now a floating museum. Questionable previous/current name in Lloyds. Lloyds: http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=121373 BILLIE BILLIE BJARNI SAEMUNDSSON Flag: Iceland Vessel Type: Research BLACK DOUGLAS BLACK DOUGLAS BROWN BEAR BROWN BEAR BURUDJULASAD BURUDJULASAD C. H. DAVIS C. H. DAVIS CHANCE CHANCE CHITA MARU CHITA MARU CIROLANA CIROLANA COMMANDANT ROBERT GIRAUD COMMANDANT ROBERT GIRAUD CORIOLIS USE 35CO CRAWFORD CRAWFORD CS Cable Enterprise Updated information from ICES for the vessel CABLE ENTERPRISE from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74CE Name : CABLE ENTERPRISE Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : GNCH Title : CS Platform Class : Vessel of opportunity Commissioned Date : 1964 Decommissioned Date : 2001 Notes : Cable ship owned by Cable and Wireless based at Manila. CS Cable Enterprise was taken out of service end 2001 and sold for scrap in 2002. Information Source : http://atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/CableEnterprise%282%29/index.htm (URL) CSS Baffin Updated information from ICES for the vessel BAFFIN from CANADA. Name : BAFFIN Flag : CANADA - CA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : CGCL Title : CSS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1957 Decommissioned Date : 1990 Current Length : 87 Built : 1956 Notes : Lloyd's Ice Class I registration, primarily designed for hydrographic survey work in Arctic waters. Diesel driven ship. Built by Canadian Vickers. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.canfoh.org/Ships/Baffin.htm DAISEN MARU DAISEN MARU DAMPIER DAMPIER DANA Updated information from ICES for this platform. CODE 26DA has been designated an ambiguous (multiple hull) identifier and should not be used as an attribute for any data. The use of code 26DA has been deprecated to disambiguate the multiple platforms attributed, correctly and incorrectly, to 26DA. Do not use code 26DA to attribute data to a Danish platform 'DANA'. Use instead the appropriate code for Danish platforms DANA: 26D4 (RV) Dana OXBH 1981- 26D3 (M/S) Dana OYTJ 1937-1980 26D2 (SS) Dana [no callsign] 1920-1935 DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DZINTARYRA DZINTARYRA ELDORADO ELDORADO ERIKA DAN ERIKA DAN F. V. HUNT F. V. HUNT FORSTER FORSTER FUJI FUJI GALATHEA GALATHEA GAUSS GAUSS GERONIMO GERONIMO GOSNOLD GOSNOLD GOYENA GOYENA H. C. HAYES H. C. HAYES Hakuho Maru (HAKUHO-MARU) Updated information from ICES for the vessel HAKUHO MARU from JAPAN(JP). Name : HAKUHO MARU Country(s) : JAPAN(JP) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Synonyms: HAKUHO-MARU Call Sign : JDSS MMSI: 431010000 IMO : 8714700 Commissioned Date : 1989-05 Current Length : 100 Built : 1989-05 WOD Code: 10057 Information Sources: - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=431010000 - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1243334 - http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Hakuho-Maru-8714700.html Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-05-19. Submitted to ICES on 2011-08-02. HELLAND HANSEN Updated information from ICES for the vessel HELLAND HANSEN from NORWAY. Name : HELLAND HANSEN Flag : NORWAY - NO (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1957 Decommissioned Date : 1976 Current Length : 40.7 Built : 1957-01-01 Notes : Built at Westermoen Båtbyggeri Mandal. The ship wrecked 10 September 1976. General Comments: Built at Westermoen Båtbyggeri Mandal in 1957. L,B,D: 133,7 x 22,7 x 7,7 fot. 186 brt. - The ship wrecked 10 September 1976. - On ship list at least since 1991. - http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/3/321.full.pdf refers to Helland Hansen vessel which replaced the Armauer Hansen in 1957. 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 Gascoyne Updated information from ICES for the vessel GASCOYNE from AUSTRALIA. Name : GASCOYNE Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VKMS Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : K354/F354/A276 Commissioned Date : 1943-11-18 Decommissioned Date : 1966-02-01 Current Length : 92 Built : 1943-02-20 Notes : WOD 577. Gascoyne recommissioned in 1959 for survey and oceanographic research duty. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-gascoyne-i HMAS Kimbla Updated information from ICES for the vessel KIMBLA from AUSTRALIA. Name : KIMBLA Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VLNK Title : HMAS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : GOR314 Commissioned Date : 1956-03-26 Decommissioned Date : 1985-02-15 Current Length : 54.56 Built : 1956 Notes : WOD 598. HMAS Kimbla was engaged as an oceanographic research vessel and conducted research for both naval and scientific purposes, including trials for the RAN Research Laboratory (RANRL), programmes for the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the NSW Department of Mines as well as a number of tasks for universities and museums. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kimbla General Comments: Call sign VLNK confirmed for the KIMBLA in http://www.docstoc.com/docs/149960244/Follow-this-link-for-the-workbook-of-RAN---RAN-Communications HMS Hecate Updated information from ICES for the vessel HECATE from UNITED KINGDOM Code : 74HC Name : HECATE Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Title : HMS Platform Class : Naval vessel Pennant : A137 Commissioned Date : 1965 Decommissioned Date : 1990 Current Length : 79 Built : 1965 Notes : Royal Navy Hecla class survey ship withdrawn in 1990 and broken up in India in 1994. Information Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hecate_%28A137%29 (URL) HORIZON HORIZON HUDSON HUDSON HUGH M. SMITH HUGH M. SMITH HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT J. E. PILLSBURY J. E. PILLSBURY JALANIDHI JALANIDHI JOHAN HJORT 1922 - 1931 1932 - 1956 (renamed Oscar Sund) 1958 - 1982 1991 - active KASASAGI-MARU KASASAGI-MARU KISTNA KISTNA KOFU MARU IMO 5406118 Built 1963. Became Coral Topaz (9WTD) in 1988. KUSHI MARU KUSHI MARU LABRADOR LABRADOR LAPEROUSE LAPEROUSE LUYMES LUYMES LYNCH LYNCH M. S. SNELLIUS M. S. SNELLIUS MARINE VIEW MARINE VIEW METEOR PRE-7/64 METEOR Updated information from ICES for the vessel METEOR from GERMANY. Code : 06MT Name : METEOR Flag : GERMANY - DE (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : DBBH Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 6407573 Commissioned Date : 1964 Decommissioned Date : 1985 Current Length : 82.10 Built : 1964 Notes : Was operated by the German Hydrographic Institute (DHI). Information Source : http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_(1964) (URL) Same Vessels Info 61RA - RAPUHIA General Comments: Built as a stern trawler/research vessel under yard No 889 by A. G. ‘Weser’ Werft Seebeck, Bremerhaven for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Hamburg. In 1985 sold to New Zealand (Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research) and renamed RAPUHIA. Further info: http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5824&start=0 MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV Vessel Type: Research Built: 1957 IMO: 5234955 (Lloyd's Register 1990-91) NATAL NATAL NECHES NECHES NEVELSKOY Built 1961 NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Stern Trawler (Research) DOB: Oct 1965 IMO: 7333195 NOAA Ship George B. Kelez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_George_B._Kelez_(R_441) NOAAS George B. Kelez (R 441), previously NOAAS George B. Kelez (CRS 41), was an American research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet from 1972 to 1980. Prior to her NOAA career, she operated under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1962 to 1970 as US FWS George B. Kelez and the National Marine Fisheries Service from 1970 to 1972 as NOAAS George B. Kelez (CRS 41). NOAA Ship Surveyor Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Hydrographic) DOB: 1960 IMO: 5345742 Hull Classification: S 132 Decommissioned by NOAA on 1996 NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell Name: NOAAS Townsend Cromwell (R 443) Namesake: Previous name retained Acquired: Transferred from Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 1975 Commissioned: June 1975 Decommissioned: 10 October 2002 Homeport: Honolulu, Hawaii Identification: IMO number: 7309546 MMSI number: 303938000 (as Lau Trader) Callsign: 3DTT (as Lau Trader) Fate: Transferred to the Government of American Samoa 2002 Served as New Zealand private yacht MV Townsend Cromwell 2003-2009 Became Fijian passenger-cargo ship MV Lau Trader 2009 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Townsend_Cromwell_(R_443) NORSEL NORSEL OB OB OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHORO MARU OSHORO MARU PANULIRUS PANULIRUS PLANET Multiple hulls; commissioned April 15, 1967; decommissioned December 31, 1981 PRIBOY PRIBOY PRILIV Vessel Type: Oceanographic/Research Built: 05.1969 IMO: 6916574 New Callsign: UHIR R/V ANTON DOHRN R/V; commissioned March 5,1955; decommissioned July 26, 1972; renamed Meerkatze II R/V Atlantis Active 1931 - 1964 https://www.dla.whoi.edu/ships/776503d6-babd-4478-a209-f886d9b13bd2 WHOI R/V R/V Knorr Title: R/V Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Oceanographic) DOB: 1970 IMO: 7738618 MMSI: 367246000 R/V Melville Hull Classification: AGOR-14. It is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Commissioned on 10 July 1968 and the current status is active. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ships/melville R/V ROBERT D. CONRAD R/V; commissioned 1962; decommissioned 1989; operated by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; IMO7742140 R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON Use this platform for data attributed to R/V Thomas G. Thompson that were collected between August 1965 and December 1989. R/V Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR-9) Owned by US Navy, leased to University of Washington. Active dates: 1 August 1965 - December 1989 Renamed R/V Pacific Escort II (IX-517), Dec 1989 - May 1997 Renamed R/V Gosport (IX-517), May 1997 - Feb 2004 Sunk 14 Nov 2004 as part of NATO exercise (Source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/57/5709.htm, last accessed on 20 Dec 2011) R/V TRIDENT R/V; Commissioned in 1962 and was decommissioned in 1976. RANDOLPH RANDOLPH RESEARCHER I This appears to be a duplicate of 5689, the only difference is the "I" versus the "1" in the NODC Code. RRS Discovery II 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) RYOFU MARU Updated information from ICES for the platform vessel RYOFU MARU from JAPAN. Name : RYOFU MARU Flag : JAPAN - JP (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : JGZK Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 6619530 Commissioned Date : 1966-08 Decommissioned Date : 1995-05 Current Length : 79.2 Built : 1966-08 Notes : WOD 4956 with data at NOAA for 1966-1995 Additional Information Sources: - http://cdiac.ornl.gov/oceans/ryofumaru.html SAN PABLO SAN PABLO SANDS SANDS SATSUMA Updated information from ICES for the vessel SATSUMA from JAPAN. Name : SATSUMA Flag : JAPAN - JP (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : JGWS Pennant : PL14 Decommissioned Date : 1995-09 Built : 1966-07 Notes : WOD 4976. 900-ton-type patrol vessel Additional Information Sources: - http://www.jodc.go.jp/NEW_JDOSS_HP/format/shipcode/msa1jp_e.htm General Comments: WOD 4976 for Satsuma has data at NOAA from 1955-2000 callsign JGWS http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/platformlist.txt SEIFU MARU Operation dates: 1993 to present SHIKMONA SHIKMONA SHINNAN-MARU SHINNAN-MARU SHOYO MARU SHOYO MARU SPENCER F. BAIRD SPENCER F. BAIRD STRANGER STRANGER TAKUYO TAKUYO TANKAI-MARU TANKAI-MARU TE VEGA TE VEGA THOR THOR U.M. SHOKALSKIY Updated information from ICES for the vessel U.M. SHOKALSKIY from USSR. Please note change in the name spelling. Code : 90SH Name : U.M. SHOKALSKIY Flag : USSR - SUHH (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : UNAC Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 5396600 Commissioned Date : 1959 Decommissioned Date : 1980 Current Length : 84.7 Built : 1959 Notes : WOD code 7551 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1580237 - http://deckofficer.ru/titul/handbook/item/regsudov - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AE._%D0%9C._%D0%A8%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%28%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%29 - http://tinyurl.com/p22pncd General Comments: Latin spelling U.M. Shokalskiy is visually confirmed from the photo on http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1580237. Alternative transliterations used in other databases: Yu.M. Shokalskiy, U.M. Shokalsky UMITAKA-MARU UMITAKA-MARU UNANUE UNANUE USC&GS Pioneer 1946 to 1966 as the survey ship USC&GS Pioneer (OSS 31) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mobjack_(AGP-7) USCGC Burton Island Hull Classification: WAGB-283. Commissioned on 28 December 1946 as AGG-88 (USN). Re-commissioned on 15 December 1966 as WAGB-283 (USCGC) and was decommissioned on 09 May 1978. USCGC Eastwind WAG/WAGB-279; commissioned 1944; decommissioned 1968; USCGC Edisto Hull Classification: WAGB-284. Commissioned on 20 March 1947 as USS EDISTO (AG-89) and was decommissioned on 20 October 1965. Re-commissioned on 20 October 1965 as USCGC EDISTO (WAGB-284) and was decommissioned on 15 November 1974. USCGC Glacier Hull Classification: WAGB-4. Commissioned on 27 May 1955 and the current status is active. USCGC Jarvis Hull Classification: WHEC-725. Commissioned on 04 August 1972 and the current status is active. USCGC NORTHWIND Hull Classification: WAGB-282. Commissioned on 28 July 1945 and was decommissioned on 20 January 1989. Updated FY2019 USCGC Reliance Hull Classification: WMEC-615. Commissioned on 20 June 1964 and the current status is active. USCGC Rockaway Hull Classification: WHEC-377. Commissioned on 26 September 1966 and was decommissioned on 29 January 1972. USCGC Staten Island Hull Classification: WAGB-278. Commissioned on 01 February 1966 and was decommissioned on 15 November 1974. USCGC WACHUSETT USCGC WACHUSETT USCGC WINNEBAGO USCGC WINNEBAGO USCGS Explorer The second USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28) was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1940 to 1968. She operated in the Pacific Ocean from 1940 to 1960, seeing service there during World War II, and in the Atlantic Ocean from 1960 to 1968. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC%26GS_Explorer_(OSS_28)] USNS BARTLETT USNS BARTLETT USNS CHAIN USNS CHAIN USNS ELTANIN Updated information from ICES for the platform ELTANIN from United States. Name ELTANIN Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 31: Research vessel Native Name Synonyms Call Sign MMSI IMO Pennant Title USNS Commissioned Date 1962 Decommissioned Date 1975 Current Length(m) 81.0768 Built Date 1957 Notes: Oceanographic Research Vessel (T-AGOR-8); commissioned 1962; decommissioned 1975; operated by Lamont -Doherty Earth Observatory; Built by U.S. Navy as non-commissioned cargo ship with ice-strengthened double hull, reclassified 1962 as oceanographic research vessel (AGOR-8) and operated by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Sold 1975 to Argentine Navy, renamed Islas Orcadas. USNS James M. Gilliss USNS James M. Gilliss (T-AGOR-4) was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1962 [5 November 1962 as USNS James M. Gilliss (T-AGOR-4)]. The ship was operated by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS now MSC) and managed by the Naval Oceanographic Office as one of the "Navy Pool" vessels serving various Navy laboratories and projects in the Atlantic Ocean. After active Navy pool service the ship was assigned to the University of Miami to operate as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet [summer 1971] until 1979. [Wikipedia, 2021-10-19] USNS Kane Hull Classification: T-AGS-27. Commissioned on 26 May 1967 and was decommissioned on 14 March 2001. USNS Prevail T-AGOS 8 USNS Silas Bent Hull Classification: T-AGS-26. Commissioned on 23 July 1965 and was decommissioned on 28 October 1999. USNS Thomas Washington https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=kt109nc2cj&chunk.id=pt04&toc.depth=1&toc.id=pt04&brand=eschol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Thomas_Washington_(T-AGOR-10) USS Atka AGB-3; commissioned 1950; decommissioned 1966; USS BASILONE USS BASILONE USS CHIPOLA USS CHIPOLA USS Gettysburg CG-64 USS MANATEE USS MANATEE USS Nicholas DD/DDE-449; commissioned 1942; decommissioned 1946; recommissioned 1951; decommissioned 1970; USS PROTEUS USS PROTEUS USS Rehoboth AVP-501/AGS-50;commissioned 1944; decommissioned 1970; USS Serrano ATF-112; commissioned 1944 as fleet ocean tug; decommissioned 1950; recommissioned as AGS-24 in 1960; decommissioned 1970; USS Sheldrake AGS-19; commissioned as AM-62 in 1942; decommissioned 1946; recommissioned as AGS-19 in 1952; decommissioned 1968; VARUNA VARUNA VEMA VEMA VIDAL VIDAL VITYAZ BEFORE 12/81 YAQUINA YAQUINA YMER YMER ZULFIQUAR ZULFIQUAR