MV Brigitte Bardot

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MV Gojira docked in Hobart harbour, 2010
History
Name	Cable and Wireless Adventurer (1998–2007), Ocean 7 Adventurer (2007–08), Rat Race Media Adventurer (2008–10), MV Gojira (2010–11), MV Brigitte Bardot (2011 – 2021) Merida (2021 – present)
Owner	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (2010–2021)
Port of registry	Fremantle,  Australia
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	16 March 1998
Identification	Call sign: VKV7340 MMSI number: 228412900[1]
Fate	Sold to private owner
General characteristics
Class and type	DNV Yacht R0
Type	Trimaran
Displacement	41 ton
Length	114.5 ft (34.9 m)
Beam	46.2 ft (14.1 m)
Draught	4.4 ft (1.3 m)
Propulsion	2 x 370 kW (500 hp) QSC Cummins Mercruiser
Speed	27 knots (50.0 km/h) (Cruising speed: 22 knots (40.7 km/h) )
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km)
Capacity	16,000 litres
Crew	12 to 16

Merida (formerly MV Brigitte Bardot, MV Gojira, Rat Race Media Adventurer, Ocean 7 Adventurer and Cable and Wireless Adventurer) is a high-tech 35 m (115 ft) trimaran twin diesel engine powered vessel designed by Nigel Irens. Construction of the vessel began in June 1997 and she was launched on 16 March 1998. The official naming ceremony took place on 3 April 1998 in London's West India Dock. In 2021, the vessel was sold to a private owner.