Seahorse Spirit
{{Short description|Ship built in 1980}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country= |Ship flag= |Ship name=*Balder Hudson (1980–1986)
|Ship namesake= |Ship operator=K/S Ocean Supply AS |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Marystown Shipyard, Marystown |Ship yard number=26 |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=21 December 1979 |Ship acquired= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship fate= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=Australia |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|civil}} |Ship name=Seahorse Spirit |Ship namesake= |Ship operator=DMS Maritime |Ship acquired= |Ship in service= 1981 |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Call sign:VNFG
|Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship fate=Scrapped 22 July 2016 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship class= |Ship displacement=2090 tons |Ship length={{convert|72|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|4.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed={{convert|10|kn}} |Ship range= |Ship complement= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=None |Ship notes= }} |
Seahorse Spirit was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Wertheim (2007), pp.28–29. She was based at Westernport, Victoria.
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References
- {{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=2007|isbn=978-1-59114-955-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iDJCTRvNjEC&q=Defence+maritime+services+ships&pg=PA29}}
- {{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Michael|title=Profile No. 4, Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships|year=1994|publisher=Topmill|location=Marrickville, New South Wales|isbn=0-646-22841-2}}