List
of ships that operated in Antarctica during the 2004/05 season, with call signs
and names.
The WMO requests that all
ships operating in Antarctic waters should make meteorological observations and
report them on the GTS.
The following ships made meteorological reports; those active during
the January SMM are indicated by (M).
For most ships the season had ended by early April.
Call sign Name Latest report
A8DU3 MV Emerald Sea Mar 2005
DBLK RV Polarstern Mar
2005 (M)
FHZI L’Astrolabe Mar
2005 (M)
JDSS RV Hakuho Maru Jan 2005 (M)
JPAT Umitaka Maru Feb
2005 (M)
JSVY Shirase Mar
2005 (M)
KAOU Roger Revelle Mar
2005
KS045 = = Polar Star ? Feb 2005
LOAI Almirante Irizar Mar 2005 (M)
NBTM USCGC Polar Star Feb 2005
PDZS Europa
(Dutch ice strengthened tall ship) Mar
2005
UCKZ Akademic Federov Mar 2005 (M)
VNAA RV Aurora Australis Mar 2005
ZDLP RRS James Clark Ross Mar 2005 (M)
ZDLS1 RRS Ernest Shackleton Mar 2005 (M)
ZSAF Agulhas Feb
2005 (M)
The following ships are
known to have visited Antarctica, but no reports were received:
Call sign Name Latest report
GXRH HMS Endurance (UK)
UGSE Kapitan Khlebnikov (Russia)
WBP3210 Nathaniel B Palmer (USA)
WCX7445 Laurence M Gould (USA)
The following ships may
operate in Antarctica, but have not done so in 2004/05:
Call sign Name Latest report
ELED7 Pacprince
GTAB Cordella
KCDK USNS Gus W Darnell Feb 2005
LAVT4 MV Polar Bird
NRUO USCGC Polar Sea
OUEV OPF Triton
UCJP Kapitan Dranitsyn
UGXK Geo Arctic
VREI New Zealand Pacific
WECB RV Melville Mar
2005 (M)
ZMFR RV Tangaroa Feb
2005 (M)