Ship Code Table

Public corporations, Body corporations, etc.

Last update : August 26, 2009

Note :

Old ship code
(1923-1964) / (1965- )
"--" : Old code was not assigned.
Build - Retire
A.S. : the active service

Institution Ship code Old ship code Ship's name Gross tons Build - Retire Other information
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) 7JDU -- / -- NATSUSHIMA 1553 Oct. 1981 - A.S.  
JCOY -- / -- YOKOSUKA 4439 Apr. 1990 - A.S.  
JRPG -- / XK KAIYO 2893 May 1985 - A.S.  
JNSR -- / -- MIRAI 8241 Sep. 1997 (Reconstruction) - A.S. Old "MUTSU" (Atomic ship, launched in Jun. 1969)
JRZH -- / -- KAIREI 4628 Mar. 1997 - A.S.  
Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) JBHT -- / GH HAKUREI MARU 1830 Mar. 1974 - A.S.  
JKYS -- / -- HAKUREI MARU NO.2 2126 May 1985 - A.S.  
NPO VOS Nippon VOSAUST -- / -- Japan-Australia Vos vessel 89,000 - A.S. Voluntary observing ship, shipname nondisclosure
VOSASIA -- / -- Asian seas Vos vessel 9,500 - A.S. Voluntary observing ship, shipname nondisclosure
Others _AX -- / AX AXBT observation ----   All AXBT observation
_XX -- / XX Unknown ship ----