WESTRA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date6 August 1974
Object NamePATROL VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
DimensionsGross Tonnage: 885 ton
195 x 36 x 14 feet
195 x 36 x 14 feet
Object numberABDSHIP002646
Keywords
Yard Number: 962
Subsequent Names: MV ROBERT HUNTER (2005); MV STEVE IRWIN (2007)
Fate: extant
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Island class offshore patrol vessel
Owners:
1973-2003: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
2007: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
General History:
Renamed MV STEVE IRWIN after the Australian zoologist and conservationist Steve Irwin who died in 2006.
Owned by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and has been involved in several actions against Japanese whaling vessels in 2007. Registered in 2007 in the Netherlands.
Notes:
JURA and her sister ship WESTRA, were the design basis for the 'Island' class offshore patrol vessels. Accommodation provided for 26 persons.
Main Machinery: Two oil engines, each 12-cylinder, constructed by British Polar
Engines Ltd, Glasgow, 4,200bhp, variable pitch propeller.
