Seahorse Spirit

History
Name	Balder Hudson (1980–1986) British Viking (1986–1998)
Operator	K/S Ocean Supply AS
Builder	Marystown Shipyard, Marystown
Yard number	26
Launched	21 December 1979
History
Australia
Name	Seahorse Spirit
Operator	DMS Maritime
In service	1981
Identification	Call sign:VNFG IMO number:  7623904 MMSI number: 503040000
Fate	Scrapped 22 July 2016
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 Spirit was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ^[1] She was based at Westernport, Victoria.

Citations

1. Wertheim (2007), pp.28–29.

References

• 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.