Bob Barker

• Length: 52.2 meters
• Date Built: 1950
• Most Interesting Fact: In Norway, was built originally as a whaling vessel and did so until 1962
• Other Former Jobs: Has also operated as a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel (submarine seeker), fuel resupply vessel, and conducted paid Arctic wildlife tours
• Former Name: Polaris
• Current Name: Bob Barker – named after its benefactor – American television personality, icon, and animal lover Bob Barker
• First Sea Shepherd Expedition: Departed December 18, 2009, from Mauritius, Africa, for the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary and “Operation Waltzing Matilda”
• Next Mission: Operation Divine Wind – Captain Alex Cornelissen

Steve Irwin

• Length: 53-meters
• Date Built: 1972
• Max Speed: 16 knots
• Country of Origin: Scotland, UK
• Former Job: Scottish Fisheries Protection Service vessel
• First Sea Shepherd Expedition: December of 2007,  Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, Operation Migaloo
• Original SSCS Name: M/Y Robert Hunter in memory of Captain Paul Watson’s friend and co-founder of Greenpeace Bob Hunter
• Current Name: In honor of the late Australian conservationist Steve Irwin
• Next Mission: Operation Divine Wind – Captain Paul Watson

Brigitte Bardot

• Length: 35-meters (115-feet)
• Vessel Type: stabilized, monohull trimaran
• Max Speed: 24 knots
• First Expedition: 1998 successful circumnavigation in 74 days, beating the previous record of 84 days held by the USS Triton, a nuclear-powered submarine [Note: In 2008, the 60-day world record was set by the Earthrace, which later become Sea Shepherd’s vessel the Ady Gil]
• Former Job: South African-based charter vessel
• First Sea Shepherd Expedition: Operation No Compromise
• SSCS Name: Brigitte Bardot (named after the actress/activist). Formerly named Gojira (in Japanese means Godzilla)

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