Seahorse Standard

Australian multi-purpose vessel

Seahorse Standard docked at Stony Point, Victoria in March 2017

History
Name|

* Balder Cabot (1981–1985)
* British Magnus (1985–1998)

Operator| K/S Ocean Supply AS
Builder| Marystown Shipyard, Marystown
Yard number| 29
Launched| 27 December 1980
History
Australia
Name| Seahorse Standard
Operator| DMS Maritime
Identification|

* Call sign:VNFW
*   * IMO number: 7623930
* MMSI number: 503044000

Fate| Scrapped 12 May 2018
General characteristics
Displacement| 2090 tons
Length| 72 m (236 ft)
Beam| 16 m (52 ft)
Draught| 4.2 m (14 ft)
Speed| 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament| None

Seahorse Standard was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] She was based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.[2]

The vessel was engaged in March 2014 in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the South Indian Ocean.[3]

As part of Seahorse Standard's duties while based at Stirling, she was tasked as the submarine escape and rescue support vessel.[4]

## Citations[edit]

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.

## References[edit]

* Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.
* Wilson, Michael (1994). Profile No. 4, Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships. Marrickville, New South Wales: Topmill. ISBN 0-646-22841-2.