&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antarctica_DSC00105Icebird.JPG) Icebird in Antarctica, taken from Wilkes Station looking toward Casey Station across Vincennes Bay in 1988
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| History | |
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| Name | Icebird |
| Owner | Partenreederei MS "Icebird" |
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | H Brand Schiffswerft 29 Oldenburg |
| Yard number | 218 |
| Renamed | Polar Bird |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | GL + 100 a4 E4c 1 GMC E4 Aut forepart Arc2 |
| Type | Cargo |
| Tonnage | 4,378 gt (without module) |
| Displacement | 6,436 tonnes (without module) |
| Length | 109.60 m |
| Beam | 19.09 m |
| Draft | 5.50/7.65 m |
| Depth | 9.80 m |
| Decks | Poop,1,2,3,4,A,B,C |
| Ice class | Arc 1 / E4 (forepart Arc 2) |
| Installed power | MAK 5.400 hps 4.000 kw |
| Speed | 14.7 kn |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 6 |
| Crew | 22 |
| Aircraft carried | Helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Pad |
| Notes | Weight of module 310 tonnes |
The Icebird is a cargo vessel which delivers supplies to the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) bases, principally Macquarie Island, Mawson, Casey and Davis Stations. The Icebird's maiden voyage to Antarctica began when she departed from Cape Town, South Africa in November 1984. In 1996, the vessel was renamed Polar Bird.