Find contact numbers for vessels fitted with inmarsat. Acp 1ai, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified allied communication publication. International call sign series american radio relay league. Acp 1ag, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified allied communication publication.
The call sign is attached to the vessel,not the operator. There may be a small charge to set up a new ships radio station,but there is no longer a charge on renewal. Arrl, the national association for amateur radio 225 main street newington, ct, 061111400 usa tel. An allied voice call sign listed in tactical call sign book u, acp 110. Acp1ah call sign book for ships 2008 combined communicationselectronics board on. Acp 1ah, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified publication. The voice call signs change daily using the system that is in effect at the time of this writing. I started in 1998 with a basic list that i pulled off of the web. Call sign book for ships acp 1 nato archives online.
Acp1 ad, callsign book for ships, is an unclassified cceb publication. This publication contains allied military information for official. Ship radio stations federal communications commission. Notice the call sign of the titanic was only 3 letters only, there werent that many ships fitted with radio in. A list of international call signs and hull numbers for ships under military control. In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign also known as a call name or call lettersand historically as a call signalor abbreviated as a call is a unique designation for a transmitter station. A list of two letter tactical air navigation tacan identifiers assigned to tacanequipped military ships.
She is shown as being 2500 gross tons but no other tonnage is listed such as net or summer deadweight. Voice call signs voice call signs are letters, numbers, or a combination of letters and numbers that identify commands and units of commands. How do i get a callsign for my vhf radio when on a boat, do i. This is a list of the ships i have found with a call sign. You must not call the same station for more than 30 seconds at a time. Apr 17, 2010 you now require a ships radio licence for your vessel to carry a radio also from ofcomand you will get the ships call sign at that stage. That list had been compiled by hugh stegman, a highly respected radio hobbyist and columnist for monitoring times. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Please note that a ship may have had more than one call sign during her career. The member nations of the cceb are australia, canada, new zealand, the united kingdom and the united states of america. Section 6a of janap 119f contained voice call signs for all active and reserve us navy and us coast guard vessels. Apr 19, 2009 call signs are routinely reassigned to other ships once the ships to which the call sign is originally assigned have been decommissioned.
The wsb call sign had been held by two ships the ss francis h. See also article 19 prefix assignments by the international telecommunications union itu call sign series. The contents of the superseded publication will be destroyed by burning 1 month later. Call signs for usn ships with signal flags ib designs. Acp 112 b, task organization call sign book 2 folders, april 1961. Acp 1af, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified publication. Acp 1 ag call sign book for ships november 2007 nato, unclassified reprint combined communicationselectronics board on. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Graham, in lloyds register 196263 a townsend ferry is listed as free enterprise but with no call sign and it would appear to be a new build at that stage. Call sign book for ships acp 1 l nato archives online. Jan 01, 2008 acp1ah call sign book for ships 2008 combined communicationselectronics board on.
The year is the year in which i found the call sign documented with the ship. Download acp 1af call sign book for ships alternate wars book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Acp 1ah, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified allied communication publication. This section does not contain a complete listing of the coast guard assignments. Call signs in the text may be spelled out when conditions make this advisable, spelled out call signs will also be preceded by pt.
Acp 1ae, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified allied communication publication. Visual call signs for ships are either assigned nationally or constructed using the appropriate singleletter. Navy list of visual as compared to radio call signs used during ww ii. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or. These call signs are established to assist in the transmission and delivery of dispatches transmitted by radio, landline or teletypewriter systems. The vessels listed in the disposal list above are listed and registered in callsign documents from the 50s onwards indicatifs dappel for example but elsewhere also in acp1 etc, but that long term plans in the admiralty had sidelined these ships as being no longer required in the new navy, i.
The call book consists of an alphabetical listing by call sign, followed by the persons name and address. Call sign book for ships classified information ships scribd. Communications publications collection 19291989 coll516. They were confidential until published by the us navy in 1968. Itu table of allocation of international call sign series. Acp 1 af is effective on receipt for cceb nations and when directed by the nato. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Acp1call sign book for shipsplease first log in with a verified email before subscribing to alerts your alert profile lists the documents that will be monitored. A list of two letter tactical air navigation tacan identifiers assigned to. For example, the call signs for these battleships, all decommissioned, have been reassigned to coast guard cutters as listed. Until recently, it has been very difficult to search by name, since the only way to do it was to search through hundreds of pages of tiny print, looking for the name in question. In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign also known as a call name or call letters and historically as a call signal or abbreviated as a call is a unique designation for a transmitter station. These include ships, aircraft squadrons and wings, shore establishments, type commanders, and task organization components. The combined communicationselectronics board cceb is a five nation joint military communicationselectronics ce organizations whose mission is the coordination of any military ce matter which is referred to it by a member of the nation.
Botswana republic of tonga kingdom of oman sultanate of bhutan kingdom of. Please let me know if you have a copy for sale or loan for me to scan. If a call sign has 4 characters, the first character or figure of the ship s call sign means the country code for the ships registration under this countrys flag. A voice call sign listed in joint voice call sign book, janap 119. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Folks, visual call sign book, dnc 4a, 1945, is a u. The listing is by publication number, title, and date. There is a kitty hawk listed, but its an aircraft ferry, call sign nbln. Sources of information while the primary focus of this guide is on individual ships and their specifications such as dimensions, weight, and tonnage, ship registers are also useful for genealogical research, as well as the study of the shipping industry and its history.
Acp1 ad contains a list of international call signs and hull numbers for ships under military control. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. That is an old list my old ship, uss kitty hawk cva63, call sign nzff, isnt there. Acp 1af call sign book for ships alternate wars pdf. How do i get a callsign for my vhf radio when on a boat. Acp 1 i call sign book for ships nato archives online. No official number has been allocated other than the lloyds index number of 61822.
The first of 90 sister ships to be built for the maritime commission slides off the dock into the atlantic. In the united states of america, they are used for all fcclicensed transmitters. Visual call sign book, dnc 4a historic naval ships visitors guide. Acp 1af, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified. Partial list ship names and call signs source whpo, surface meteorology dac and usnodc means call sign allocated by dac. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. Call signs are routinely reassigned to other ships once the ships to which the call sign is originally assigned have been decommissioned. Call sign book for ships free ebook download as pdf file. Call sign book for ships classified information ships.
Navy radio call signs assigned by the chief of naval operations. Type at least three characters of the ship s name below. Acp 1ag will be effective for national, service, or allied use when directed by the appropriate implementing agency and, when effective, will supersede acp 1af which is to be destroyed in accordance with current security. Navy radio call signs and do not have a combined application. Call signs for usn ships with signal flags ib designs usa blog. You may call on shiptoship channels when you know that the ship is listening on both a shiptoship channel and channel 16. There may be a small charge to set up a new ships radio station,but there is no longer a. You now require a ships radio licencefor your vessel to carry a radio also from ofcomand you will get the ships call sign at that stage. Visual call sign book, dnc 4a historic naval ships. Every ship had a voice call sign that was used to identify the ship during voice radio communications. To do this the ship has to have two separate receivers. Acp 1, automation of listtype communication, publication call sign book for ships. Please report any typos, or particularly annoying layout issues to the mail feedback form for correction richard pekelney.
If more than one call sign appears in the text, each will be preceded by pt. The contents of the superseded publication will be destroyed by burning. Acp 1ag, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified publication. Navy list of visual as compared to radio call signs used during ww ii we thank ed zajkowski for his generous loan of the original document used to create this online version. Acp 1af, call sign book for ships, is an unclassified allied communication publication. Library of congress prints and photographs division. The publication you want is allied communications publication acp 1, the current version of which is revision ag. Please report any typos, or particularly annoying layout issues to the mail feedback form for correction.