Touaraken
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Touaraken
- IMO number
- 7532662
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 28.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1975
- Builder
- BAE Systems Australia
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Australian Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Touaraken
MSA (Minesweeper Auxiliary) Brolga (1102) was a minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1988 and 2003. Launched in 1975 by Australian Shipbuilding Industries, the ship was designed for the Department of Transport as the lighthouse tender Lumen. Originally operating as a supply vessel for lighthouses around northern Queensland and the Torres Strait, the transition in lighthouse lights from acetylene gas to solar power meant there was less demand for the vessel, and by 1988, the Department of Transport was looking to sell the ship. Around this time, the RAN was looking to acquire vessels under the Craft of Opportunity Program, to serve as auxiliary minesweepers and technology testbeds.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Touaraken now?
- Touaraken has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Touaraken?
- Touaraken is a ship, built in 1975 by BAE Systems Australia. The vessel is 28.4 m long.
- Who owns Touaraken?
- Touaraken is operated by Royal Australian Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Touaraken been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Touaraken appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).