MY Ocean Warrior

MY Ocean Warrior is a cutter-class vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as research/survey patrol vessel. She is used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and illegal fisheries activities.

Netherlands
Name	Ocean Warrior
Owner	Sea Shepherd Global
Operator	Sea Shepherd Global
Port of registry	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Builder	Damen Group, Turkey
Cost	A$12 million
Laid down	18 August 2015[1]
Launched	1 July 2016
Commissioned	9 September 2016
In service	Since 2016
Identification	Call sign: PB4400 IMO number: 9791262 MMSI number: 244890807
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Damen Stan 5009 "Sea Axe"
Length	50.20 m (164.7 ft)[2]
Beam	9.32 m (30.6 ft)
Draught	3.50 m (11.48 ft)
Depth	4.45 m (14.60 ft)
Installed power	5–10 MW; 4× diesel engine
Propulsion	4× fixed-pitch propellers
Speed	25 to 30 knots (46 to 56 km/h; 29 to 35 mph)[2]
Range	1,125 nautical miles, at maximum speed[2]
Aircraft carried	1× MD 500 helicopter can be embarked

Overview

On January 26, 2015, at the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala)^[3] in Amsterdam, Sea Shepherd received a donation of €8.3 million ($9.4 million) from the Nationale Postcode Loterij in the Netherlands,^[4] to purchase a new vessel for Sea Shepherd's submitted dream project "Stop Illegal Fishing in the Southern Ocean". The vessel was custom-built by Dutch ship builder Damen Group in Turkey,^[5] with a final cost of $12 million.^[6] This custom-built ship is a Damen Stan patrol vessel 50 m long and 9 m wide. She was laid down in 2015 and was launched at the shipyards of Damen Group in Antalya Turkey on 1 July 2016.^[7]

Ocean Warrior has four engines, additional long-range fuel tanks, and a helicopter landing pad. She is also equipped with a heavy water cannon on her stern. Her maiden voyage was to the Southern Ocean.^[6]