Seahorse Standard

Seahorse Standard was a multi-purpose vessel operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).^[1] She was based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.^[2]

Seahorse Standard docked at Stony Point, Victoria in March 2017
History
Name	Balder Cabot (1981–1985) British Magnus (1985–1998)
Operator	K/S Ocean Supply AS
Builder	Marystown Shipyard, Marystown
Yard number	29
Launched	27 December 1980
History
Australia
Name	Seahorse Standard
Operator	DMS Maritime
Identification	Call sign:VNFW IMO number: 7623930 MMSI number: 503044000
Fate	Scrapped 12 May 2018
General characteristics
Displacement	2090 tons
Length	72 m (236 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Draught	4.2 m (14 ft)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament	None

The vessel was engaged in March 2014 in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the South Indian Ocean.^[3]

As part of Seahorse Standard's duties while based at Stirling, she was tasked as the submarine escape and rescue support vessel.^[4]