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SEAHORSE MERCATOR - IMO 9188594

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Feb 20, 2014
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Photo Category:
Training Ships
Added:
Feb 20, 2014
Views:
973
Image Resolution:
3,178 x 1,983

Description:

Sydney Harbour, off Circular Quay. 20 February 2014.
See Google Earth 33°51'15.73" S 151°12'50.57" E

Seahorse Mercator is a navigational training vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is a modified version of the Pacific class patrol boat design and is based at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney.

General characteristics
Class & type: Pacific class patrol boat variant
Displacement: 165 tons
Length: 31.5 m (103 ft)
Beam: 8.21 m (26.9 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x Caterpillar 3304 diesels, 2 propellers
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range: 2,880 nautical miles (5,330 km; 3,310 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement: 5 crew + 3 instructors and 18 trainees
Sensors and
processing systems: 1 x Furuno FE 606 navigation radar, 1 x Decca Bridgemaster ARPA navigation radar
Armament: None

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
SEAHORSE MERCATOR
Vessel Type:
Training Ship
Gross tonnage:
212 tons
Summer DWT:
60 tons

AIS Position
of this ship

Last known position:
33°50’29.93” S, 151°11’35.32” E
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
0kts, 251.3° (234°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Sydney
 - Arrival:
27th Sep 2024 / 11:00:32 UTC
Last update:
4 minutes ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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This ship exists in the following categories:

Training Ships - 19 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 1 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(5)

U Beutekamp

5 photos

Aaron Fox

3 photos

Clyde Dickens

10 photos

FredC

1 photos

senba

1 photos