MV Gondwana
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| The MV Gondwana
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Viking |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Name | MV Gondwana |
| Operator | Greenpeace |
| Acquired | 1988 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1435 Gt |
| Length | 61.20 m |
The MV Gondwana was a ship acquired by Greenpeace in 1988, originally built in 1975 and called the Viking. Greenpeace updated the ship with a helipad and accommodation space was increased to sleep 33 people. The ship was used to supply the Greenpeace World Park Base in 1988/89 and was involved in direct action to protest against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean in the late 1980s.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ May, John (1989). The Greenpeace Book of Antarctica . Doubleday. pp. 170. ISBN 0-385-26280-9.
