Icebird (ship)

Icebird in Antarctica, taken from Wilkes Station looking toward Casey Station across Vincennes Bay in 1988
History
W-German
Name	Icebird
Owner	Partenreederei MS "Icebird"
Port of registry	Hamburg
Builder	H Brand Schiffswerft 29 Oldenburg
Yard number	218
Renamed	Polar Bird
Identification	IMO number: 8403533 MMSI number: 428051000 Callsign: 4XIF
General characteristics
Class and type	GL + 100 a4 E4c 1 GMC E4 Aut forepart Arc2
Type	Cargo
Tonnage	4,378 gt (without module)
Displacement	6,436 tonnes (without module)
Length	109.60 m
Beam	19.09 m
Draft	5.50/7.65 m
Depth	9.80 m
Decks	Poop,1,2,3,4,A,B,C
Ice class	Arc 1 / E4 (forepart Arc 2)
Installed power	MAK 5.400 hps 4.000 kw
Speed	14.7 kn
Boats & landing craft carried	6
Crew	22
Aircraft carried	Helicopter
Aviation facilities	Pad
Notes	Weight of module 310 tonnes

The Icebird is a cargo vessel which delivers supplies to the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) bases, principally Macquarie Island, Mawson, Casey and Davis Stations. The Icebird's maiden voyage to Antarctica began when she departed from Cape Town, South Africa in November 1984. In 1996, the vessel was renamed Polar Bird.