ADV Ocean Protector
{{Short description|Auxiliary naval vessel of the Royal Australian Navy}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
| {{Infobox ship begin
| display title = ADV Ocean Protector }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = ACV Ocean Protector.jpg | Ship image size = 300px | Ship caption = ACV Ocean Protector in Hobart, October 2011 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Australia | Ship flag = 70px | Ship name = Ocean Protector | Ship owner = Royal Australian Navy | Ship operator = Teekay | Ship namesake = | Ship homeport = Fremantle, {{flag|Australia|customsl}} | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|503630000}}
| Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Aker Yards ASA, Tulcea, Romania | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 152 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 25 August 2006 | Ship launched = 28 January 2007 | Ship completed = 3 August 2007 | Ship acquired = November 2015 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = January 2016 | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = In Service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = *2006-2007: Geo Bergen
| Ship owner = 2006-2015: DOF Subsea Rederi II AS | Ship operator = *2006-2010: DOF Management AS
| Ship namesake = | Ship homeport = *2006-2010: Nassau, {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} | Ship identification = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = ROV Support Vessel | Ship displacement = 8,500 tonnes full load | Ship tonnage = 6,596 gross tons | Ship length = {{convert|105.9|m|ft}} | Ship beam = {{convert|21.02|m|ft}} | Ship draught = {{convert|6.6|m|ft}} | Ship propulsion = *Diesel-electric
| Ship speed = {{convert|16|kn}} | Ship range = *{{convert|23000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}
| Ship capacity = 120 in austere accommodation | Ship crew = 22 ship's crew, 50 Customs personnel | Ship armament = 2 × deck mounted .50 caliber machine guns | Ship boats = 2 x {{convert|8.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} rigid hull Customs Rescue Tenders | Ship aircraft facilities = Helicopter platform | Ship notes = }} |
Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Protector is an auxiliary naval vessel of the Royal Australian Navy manned and managed by Teekay.
Design and construction
The ship has a full-load displacement of 8,500 tonnes, a tonnage value of 6,596 gross tons, is {{convert|105.9|m}} in overall length, with a beam of {{convert|21.02|m}}, and a draught of {{convert|6.6|m}}.Saunders & Philpott (eds.), IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016, p. 39 The propulsion machinery is diesel-electric. Four Wärtsilä 63L2 diesels, providing a total of {{convert|14,804|hp}}, generate electricity, which is directed to two {{convert|6,438|hp}} motors driving directional propellers. Top speed is {{convert|16|kn}}, with a range of {{convert|9,200|nmi}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/SouthernOceanPatrolVesselACVOceanProtectorFactSheet.pdf|title=Ocean Protector Fact Sheet|publisher=Australian Customs and Border Protection Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806141111/http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/SouthernOceanPatrolVesselACVOceanProtectorFactSheet.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2014}} Sustainable range is {{convert|23,000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}. A platform suitable for landing a medium helicopter is sited forward, above the bridge. For offshore support duties, {{convert|1,100|m2}} of deck area is available, and a 140 tonne crane is fitted.
In Australian Customs service, the ship's normal complement was made up of 22 ship's crew contracted from Teekay, plus up to 50 Customs and associated personnel, along with austere accommodation for a further 120 in a retrofitted deckhouse module.{{cite magazine|date=November 2010|title=Skandi Bergen Becomes ACV Ocean Protector|url=http://www.stxmarine.net/horizons/HZ-Nov10.pdf|publisher=STX Marine|page=3|magazine=Horizons|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216170633/http://www.stxmarine.net/horizons/HZ-Nov10.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2012|access-date=15 January 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} Two .50 caliber machine guns were fitted, along with two {{convert|8.5|m|ft|adj=on}} rigid hull Customs Rescue Tenders.
Operational history
The ship was laid down at the Aker Yards ASA in Tulcea, Romania on 25 August 2006 as a ROV support vessel for Norwegian shipping company DOF Subsea. Based on the Aker ROV 06 DE design, it was named Geo Bergen during construction and launched on 28 January 2007. The ship was renamed to Skandi Bergen on 19 July 2007{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} prior to its completion on 3 August 2007.
In mid-2010, the Australian government chartered the ship for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, as a replacement for MV Oceanic Viking.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/mothership-being-readied-for-asylum-seekers/story-fn59niix-1225898696086|title=Mothership being readied for asylum-seekers|date=30 July 2010|publisher=The Australian}} The ship was chartered to Customs through DMAA Seaforce. Modifications for Customs service were made by Forgacs Engineering in Newcastle, New South Wales, including the installation of the austere accommodation and medical deckhouse (the latter staffed by a doctor drawn from the Australian Antarctic Division), fitting of weapons and davits for the two Customs tenders, modification and expansion of crew recreation facilities, and sealing of the ship's moon pools. On completion, the ship was renamed and redesignated "Australian Customs Vessel (ACV) Ocean Protector". Ocean Protector entered Customs Service in October 2010.
During November 2010, the vessel intercepted suspected drug smugglers off Queensland,{{cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065926104|title=Australia stands watch in the Southern Ocean with launch of Ocean Protector|date=17 December 2010|publisher=Jane's Defence Security Report}} and intercepted two asylum seeker boats off Christmas Island in November 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/two-more-boats-intercepted/story-e6frfku0-1225947556163|title=Two more boats intercepted|date=4 November 2010|publisher=news.com.au}}
In January 2012, Ocean Protector retrieved three Australian anti-whaling activists who had boarded MV Shōnan Maru 2.{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/environment/whaling-activists-off-japanese-ship/2419435.aspx|title=Whaling activists off Japanese ship|date=13 January 2012|publisher=Canberra Times}}
In November 2015, DOF announced the sale of the vessel to the Australian government for NOK 300 million, with the ship to be handed over in early 2016.{{cite news|date=30 November 2015|title=Sale of Skandi Protector|work=DOF ASA News|publisher=DOF ASA|url=http://www.dof.no/en-GB/Media-Center/Story.aspx?Action=1&NewsId=2031&M=NewsV2&PID=7199|accessdate=2 January 2016}} Upon completion of the sale, the ship was renamed the Australian Defense Vessel (ADV) Ocean Protector.{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.border.gov.au/releases/ocean-protector-boosts-australia-s-border-protection|title = Australian Border Force Newsroom}}
As of 2021, the ship is operating as an Auxiliary Navy Ship manned and managed by Teekay. The ship was recently called upon to assist in offloading cargo from MV Borkum to the wharf at Christmas Island by acting as an artificial lee as severe weather hampered it from getting closer to the wharf.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Protector's Unique Capability Supports Local Christmas Island Community|url=https://www.teekay.com/blog/2021/07/07/australian-defence-vessel-adv-ocean-protectors-unique-capability-supports-local-christmas-island-community/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Teekay|language=en-US}}
Citations
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References
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- {{cite journal |author1=Australian Customs and Border Protection Service |title=Australian Customs and Border Protection Service: Annual Report 2014–15 |journal=Annual Report |date=2015 |publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection |location=Canberra |issn=1837-7181 |url=https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/annual-reports/ACBPS-Annual-report-2014-15.pdf |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318175221/https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/annual-reports/ACBPS-Annual-report-2014-15.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite book |editor1=Saunders, Stephen |editor2=Philpott, Tom |title=IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015–2016 |publisher=IHS Jane's |location=Coulsdon |date=7 August 2015 |edition=116th Revised |series=Jane's Fighting Ships |isbn=9780710631435 |oclc=919022075}}
External links
{{Commons category|Ocean Protector (ship, 2007)|position=left}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150725010150/http://www.dof.no/en-GB/DOF-Fleet/CSV/Skandi-Protector.aspx Skandi Protector] at DOF ASA website
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