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)