As part of our Specialist Ship Research we are drawing together the history of the ships used for Antarctic service by the Australian Antarctic Division. Ray has kindly offered to oversee this work and would greatly appreciate any help others can provide. In particular anyone who has photos or stories of interest please contact Ray. His contact details will be listed below:
The list of 54 ships used in the Antarctic Research programmes. Ray has compiled these in chronological order to assist anyone who has been onboard one or more and wishes to contribute.
John Connor of P&O has contributed a short video of the Aurora Australis in action and there is a link attached below for anyone interested.
Ray’s contact details:
Ray McMahon
Unit 3/69 Nunns Road,
Mornington
Vic.3931
Email: raymcmahon369@gmail.com
Mob: 0408 392 365
The Video Link: https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/NmQtY84FlmLjKuL
HMAS WYATT EARP 1947/48
LST 3501 1947/48
LABUAN 1949/51
HMZS TUTIRA 1948/49
HMS St. AUSTRAL BAY 1949/50
HMAS AUSTRALIA 1949/50
RIVER FITZROY 1950/51
MV NORSEL 1950/51
RV DISCOVERY 2 1950/51
TOTTAN 1951/52 to1952/53
KISTA DAN 1953/54 to1956/57
HOLMLEA 1953/54
THALA DAN 1957/58 to 1981/82
MAGGA DAN 1958/59 to 1960/61
NELLA DAN 1961/62 to 1986/87
HMAS QUEENSBOROUGH 1965/66
HMAS PERTH 1966/67
MS EXPLORER 1981/81
MV CAPE PILLAR 1979/80 to 1981/82
NANOOK S 1979/80 to 1983/84
MV St AGULAS 1983/84
MV ICE BIRD 1984/851992/93*
LADY FRANKLYN 1983/841988/99
IWS SHIP 1984/85 *
RV AFRICANA 1984/85
HMAS STALWART 1985/86
L’ASTROLABE 1995/962009/10
LADY LORRAINE 1987/88
MV ARCTIC SUNRISE 1989/901999/2000
POLAR QUEEN 1989/901999
AURORA AUSTRALIS 1990
SOREN LARSEN 1991/92
RV KNOX 1994/95
POLAR BIRD 1995/962002/03
RV MELVILLE 1996/97
AUSTRAL LEADER 1996/97 SOLO 1997/98
KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV 1997/982002/03
MV POLAR QUEEN 11 1998/99
KAIYO MARU 1999/2000
HAKUHO MARU 2001/02
SHIRES 1999/002000/0*
RV NATHANIEL PALMER 1999/2000
TANGAROA 1999/20002009/10
SOUTHERN CHAMPION 2000/01
RV POLARSTERN 2007/082007/08
AKADEMIC FEDEROV 2007/08
AMDERMA 2008/09
AMATAL EXPLORER 2012/13
UMITAKA MARU 2002/032007/08
SOUTHERN SUPPORTER 2003/04
VASILY GOLOVNIN 2004/05
YUZHMOR GEOLLOGIYA 2007/08