Category:Sonne (ship, 1969)

**Category:Sonne (ship, 1969)**
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	ship built in 1969
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Instance of	research vessel;
Part of	Argentine naval auxiliary fleet (2015–);
Facet of	RV Sonne;
Call sign	DFCG (–2014);
Location	Argentina;
Owned by	RF Forschungsschiffahrt (–2014);
Operator	Argentine Navy (2015–);
Manufacturer	Rickmers Werft;
Yard number	350;
Shipping port	Bremen (–2014);
Country of registry	Argentina (2015–);
Service entry	1969;
Date of official opening	19 December 1968;
Gross tonnage	3,557;
Beam	14.2 m;
Draft	6.8 m;
Length	97.61 m;
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 6909777.
A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.