Nuyina enables us to cross thousands of kilometres of the world’s stormiest seas, navigate through Antarctica’s formidable sea ice barrier, and live and work for extended periods on the coldest, driest and windiest continent on earth – some of the harshest conditions in the world.
Nuyina, pronounced noy-yee-nah, means ‘southern lights’ in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines.
Nuyina is the Australian Government’s centrepiece of the Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan launched on 27 April 2016. The $1.9 billion package covers the design, build and 30 year operational and maintenance lifespan of the icebreaker, representing the single biggest investment in the history of Australia’s Antarctic program. The ship itself cost $528 million to design and build.
Explore a deck-by-deck look at the ship in our feature article Ship of the Future.
Nuyina at a glance
- Length overall:
- 160.3 metres
- Maximum beam:
- 25.6 metres
- Maximum draught:
- 9.3 metres
- Displacement:
- 25,500 tonnes
- Icebreaking:
- 1.65 metres at 3 knots
- Speed:
- 12 knots economical, 16+ knots maximum
- Range:
- greater than 16,000 nautical miles
- Endurance:
- 90 days
- Cargo fuel capacity:
- 1,900,000 litres / 1671 tonnes
- Container capacity:
- 96 TEU
- Cargo weight:
- 1,200 tonnes
- Passengers:
- 117
- Crew:
- 32