Aurora Australis (icebreaker)
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Aurora Australis was an Australian icebreaker. Built by Carrington Slipways and launched in 1989, the vessel is owned by P&O Maritime Services. It was regularly chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) for research cruises in Antarctic waters and to support Australian bases in Antarctica.
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Aurora Australis in Fremantle Harbour, 2016 | |
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Australia | |
Name | Aurora Australis |
Namesake | Aurora Australis |
Owner | P&O Maritime Services |
Operator | P&O Polar |
Ordered | December 1987[1] |
Builder | Carrington Slipways, Tomago, Australia |
Yard number | 207[1] |
Laid down | 28 October 1988[1] |
Launched | 10 September 1989[1] |
Commissioned | 29 March 1990[1] |
Decommissioned | March 2020 |
Homeport | Hobart |
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Nickname(s) | Orange Roughy |
Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Type | Icebreaker |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 8,158 tons |
Length | 94.91 m (311.4 ft) |
Beam | 20.3 m (67 ft) |
Draught | 7.862 m (25.79 ft) |
Depth | 10.43 m (34.2 ft) |
Ice class | |
Installed power | Wärtsilä 16V32D (5,500 kW) and 12V32D (4,500 kW) |
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Crew | 24 |
Aircraft carried | Up to four helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and helideck |
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