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Ships
List of ships that have been used as observing platforms.
Click on Ship Name to see its details and a list of voyages.
| Ship Name | Image | Voyage count | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Australis |
2439B3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
88 | 1989/90 to 2008/09 |
| FV Austral Leader |
3781A5 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1996/97 to 1996/97 |
| HMAS Australia | 2 | 1949/50 to 1966/67 | |
| HMAS Queenborough | 1 | 1965/66 to 1965/66 | |
| HMAS Stalwart |
1412d3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1985/86 to 1985/86 |
| HMAS Wyatt Earp |
10141A1 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1947/48 to 1947/48 |
| HMNZS Tutira | 1 | 1948/49 to 1948/49 | |
| HMS St Austell Bay | 1 | 1949/50 to 1949/50 | |
| Hakuho Maru |
1419B3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 2001/02 to 2001/02 |
| Homlea | 1 | 1953/54 to 1953/54 | |
| IWC Ship | 1 | 1984/85 to 1984/85 | |
| Kaiyo Maru | 1 | 1999/2000 to 1999/2000 | |
| Kapitan Khlebnikov |
3401B5 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
4 | 1997/98 to 2002/03 |
| Kista Dan |
4262A3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
8 | 1953/54 to 1956/57 |
| L'Astrolabe |
2415A3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
15 | 1995/96 to 2007/08 |
| LST 3501 (later HMAS Labuan) |
1420B4 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
7 | 1947/48 to 1950/51 |
| Lady Franklin |
1445A2 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
9 | 1982/83 to 1988/89 |
| Lady Lorraine | 1 | 1987/88 to 1987/88 | |
| M/V Arctic Sunrise | 2 | 1998/99 to 1999/2000 | |
| MS Nella Dan |
1428D4 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
85 | 1961/62 to 1987/88 |
| MV Cape Pillar |
862C3 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
2 | 1979/80 to 1981/82 |
| MV Icebird |
3522A2 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
35 | 1984/85 to 1992/93 |
| MV Norsel |
4299C6 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1950/51 to 1950/51 |
| MV Polar Queen |
IA5530 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1998/99 to 1998/99 |
| Magga Dan |
3965B1 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
5 | 1958/59 to 1960/61 |
| Nanok S |
1437D6 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
11 | 1979/80 to 1983/84 |
| Polar Bird |
4556C1 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
11 | 1995/96 to 2002/03 |
| Polar Queen |
1443B6 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
3 | 1989/90 to 1989/90 |
| R.V. Melville | 1 | 1996/97 to 1996/97 | |
| R.V. Polarstern | 1 | 2003/04 to 2003/04 | |
| RRS Discovery |
725D4 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
2 | 1929/30 to 1930/31 |
| RRS Discovery II |
10168A5 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1950/51 to 1950/51 |
| River Fitzroy | 1 | 1950/51 to 1950/51 | |
| Shirase |
10154B6 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
7 | 1999/2000 to 2005/06 |
| Solo |
2178D4 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 1977/78 to 1977/78 |
| Soren Larsen | 1 | 1991/92 to 1991/92 | |
| Southern Champion |
IA9561 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
1 | 2000/01 to 2000/01 |
| Southern Supporter |
10145A4 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
2 | 2003/04 to 2003/04 |
| Tangaroa | 3 | 1999/2000 to 2005/06 | |
| Thala Dan |
4629C1 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
31 | 1957/58 to 1981/82 |
| Tottan |
3363D2 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
4 | 1951/52 to 1952/53 |
| Umitaka Maru | 3 | 2002/03 to 2005/06 | |
| Vasiliy Golovnin |
IA8792 - © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 |
2 | 2004/05 to 2005/06 |




