Aurora Australis (icebreaker)
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| MV Aurora Australis | |
| Career (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Carrington Slipways, Newcastle, Australia |
| Launched: | 18 September 1989 |
| In service: | 30 March 1990 |
| Homeport: | Hobart |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3911 tonnes |
| Length: | 94.91m |
| Beam: | 20.30m |
| Draught: | 7.862m |
| Speed: |
Maximum 16.8kts |
| Capacity: |
1700 cbm for break bulk and/or containerised cargo 1 Mega litres of supply fuel tank capacity 116 passengers |
| Complement: | 24 |
| Aircraft carried: | Up to three helicopters |
The Aurora Australis is an icebreaker under the command of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Designed as a multi-purpose research and resupply ship, it was built by P&O Polar and launched in September 1989.
The Aurora Australis is chartered by the AAD over the southern summer, and spends most winters in port in Hobart, Tasmania, as the AAD headquarters is in Kingston, Tasmania, near Hobart. P&O sometimes charter the ship for other work during winter.
The ship has a hangar and helideck, so can carry helicopters, normally either three Squirrels or two Sikorsky S-76s.
External links
File:MV Aurora Australis pc020034l.jpg
MV Aurora Australis
File:Aurora Australis icebreaker.jpg
Aurora Australis in Hobart
File:Aurora Australis drydock Woolloomooloo.jpg
Aurora Australis in drydock in Woolloomooloo, April 2010
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