Aurora Australis (icebreaker)

Aurora Australis in Fremantle Harbour, 2016
History
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
Identification	IMO number: 8717283 MMSI number: 503043000 Call sign: VNAA
Nickname(s)	Orange Roughy
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	6,574 GT 3,911 DWT
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	1A Super CASPPRIce Class 2 (midship) CASPPR Ice Class 3 (ends)[1]
Installed power	Wärtsilä 16V32D (5,500 kW) and 12V32D (4,500 kW)
Propulsion	One controllable-pitch propeller One bow thruster Two stern thrusters
Speed	16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) (max) 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (cruising) 2.5 knots (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph) (1.23 m (4.0 ft) ice)
Capacity	1,700 m3 (60,000 cu ft) of break bulk cargo 1,000 m3 (35,000 cu ft) of supply fuel in tanks 29 TEU 116 passengers
Crew	24
Aircraft carried	Up to four helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helideck

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.