Seahorse Standard

Seahorse Standard docked at Stony Point, Victoria in March 2017
History
Name
  • Balder Cabot (1981–1985)
  • British Magnus (1985–1998)
OperatorK/S Ocean Supply AS
BuilderMarystown Shipyard, Marystown
Yard number29
Launched27 December 1980
History
Australia
NameSeahorse Standard
OperatorDMS Maritime
Identification
FateScrapped 12 May 2018
General characteristics
Displacement2090 tons
Length72 m (236 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
Draught4.2 m (14 ft)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
ArmamentNone

Seahorse Standard was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.

The vessel was engaged in March 2014 in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the South Indian Ocean.

As part of Seahorse Standard's duties while based at Stirling, she was tasked as the submarine escape and rescue support vessel.

Citations

  1. ↑ Wertheim (2007), pp.28–29.
  2. ↑ Wilson (1994), pp. 78–79.
  3. ↑ Lavrinc, Damon (25 March 2014). "This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet". Wired.
  4. ↑ 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.

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