Seahorse Standard
 Seahorse Standard docked at Stony Point, Victoria in March 2017
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator | K/S Ocean Supply AS |
| Builder | Marystown Shipyard, Marystown |
| Yard number | 29 |
| Launched | 27 December 1980 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Name | Seahorse Standard |
| Operator | DMS Maritime |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Scrapped 12 May 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2090 tons |
| Length | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Draught | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Armament | None |
Seahorse Standard was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] She was based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.[2]
The vessel was engaged in March 2014 in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the South Indian Ocean.[3]
As part of Seahorse Standard's duties while based at Stirling, she was tasked as the submarine escape and rescue support vessel.[4]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Wertheim (2007), pp.28–29.
- ^ Wilson (1994), pp. 78–79.
- ^ Lavrinc, Damon (25 March 2014). "This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet". Wired.
- ^ Burton, Guy (16 July 2015). "Submarine search and rescue capability boosted". Navy Daily. Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
References
[edit]- Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
- Wilson, Michael (1994). Profile No. 4, Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships. Marrickville, New South Wales: Topmill. ISBN 0-646-22841-2.