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{{Short description|Ships operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}
[[File:Steve Irwin and Bob Barker.jpg|thumb|The [[MY Steve Irwin|MY ''Steve Irwin'']] (left) and the [[MY Bob Barker|MY ''Bob Barker'']] (right), here both docked in [[Hobart]]]]
'''Neptune's Navy''' is the name that the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] uses to refer to the ships it operates. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/who-we-are/fleet/?form=FUNUYDHZQJR | title=Fleet }}</ref>

The Sea Shepherd vessels (Neptune’s Navy) are used to disrupt or hinder [[illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing]] (IUU), whaling or sealing operations.<ref name="The New Yorker 2007-11-05">{{cite magazine |last=Khatchadourian |first=Raffi |date=November 5, 2007 |title=Neptune's Navy |magazine=The New Yorker |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_khatchadourian |access-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref>

== Fleet ==

=== Past ===
[[File:Farley Mowat at Docklands, Melbourne, Australia.jpg|thumb|upright|The {{RV|Farley Mowat}} in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It was permanently seized by the Government of Canada for illegal interference in the seal hunt.]]
The ''Ocean Warrior'', later renamed the [[RV Farley Mowat|RV ''Farley Mowat'']] was purchased in 1996 but seized by the Canadian government in April 2008.<ref name='National Post 2009-11-10'>{{cite news|title=High speed on the high seas for sea shepherds|publisher=National Post|date=November 10, 2009|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2204153}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Due to the age of the vessel, the Society has decided not to pursue any avenue of reacquiring it. [[Paul Watson]] in fact stated that they had intentionally utilised a vessel that had become too old for Sea Shepherd to keep in action further.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090910-1.html|title=The Tar Baby Farley Case is Now Closed|work=Seal Savers Sentenced for "Egregious Crime" of Seeing a Seal Slain|publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=January 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123224620/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090910-1.html|archive-date=January 23, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In June 2009, Sea Shepherd announced that the [[trimaran]] ''Earthrace'', later renamed {{MY|Ady Gil||2}}, would accompany its 2009–10 operations against Japanese whaling in the [[Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary]]. [[Pete Bethune]], the operator of the vessel, said that an agreement was reached with Sea Shepherd for the boat to adopt a support role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2611001.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702115958/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2611001.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2009|title=Futuristic boat to join whale protest|date=June 29, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> On October 17, 2009, the ''Earthrace'' was presented to the media with a new black paint job, and renamed ''Ady Gil'', after the name of a major sponsor. On January 6, 2010 the vessel was badly damaged in a collision at sea with the Japanese vessel ''[[Shōnan Maru 2]]''.<ref name="ady gil hit">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/06/2786732.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108083050/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/06/2786732.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2010|title=Whalers hit Sea Shepherd boat|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2010|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> The ''Ady Gil'' sank on January 8 while she was being towed towards the French [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] in Antarctica after it filled with water and became too heavy to tow. The financial loss was estimated at $1.5 million.<ref name="SUNK">ABC News, January 8, 2010, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110010033/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/08/2787921.htm Ady Gil sinks after whaling skirmish]</ref>
[[File:Ady Gil 2.jpg|thumb|left|One of Sea Shepherd former boats, the {{MY|Ady Gil}} in [[Hobart]], Tasmania. The vessel sank after a collision with the [[MV Shōnan Maru 2]], a Japanese whaler]]

The ''Steve Irwin'' was obtained in 2006 and originally called the ''Robert Hunter''. It was renamed in honor of Australian [[Steve Irwin]] ("The Crocodile Hunter").<ref name='Herald Sun 2007-12-05'>{{cite news| first=Sarah |last=Wotherspoon| title=Protest ship renamed to honour Croc Hunter Steve Irwin|date=December 5, 2007| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22871246-2862,00.html| work=Herald Sun| access-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> Terri Irwin, his widow, gave her support to Sea Shepherd, saying, "Whales have always been in Steve's heart and in 2006 he was investigating the possibility of joining the Sea Shepherd on part of its journey to defend these beautiful animals."<ref name="Shipping Times 2007-12-06">{{cite news|url=http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/item998_steve_irwin.htm |title=Sea Shepherd vessel named in honour of Steve Irwin |date=December 6, 2007 |work=Shipping Times |access-date=September 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705140830/http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/item998_steve_irwin.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2008}}</ref>
Sea Shepherd operated the {{MY|Steve Irwin}} until December 2018. Because of high maintenance cost and the ship's age the vessel was decommissioned and retired from the Sea Shepherd Fleet. It will be stripped for parts with most being transferred to the {{MY|Ocean Warrior}}.<ref name="M/Y Steve Irwin Retires">{{cite news|url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/sea-shepherd-flagship-my-steve-irwin/|title=Sea Shepherd Retires Steve Irwin|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>

Sea Shepherd acquired the ''Ocean 7 Adventurer'' for its 2011 campaign against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic, renaming it MV ''Gojira''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Darby|first=Andrew|date=November 18, 2010|title=Ady Gil and whalers both at fault for collision: inquiry|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/ady-gil--and-whalers-both-at-fault-for-collision-inquiry-20101118-17y8u.html|access-date=November 18, 2010}}</ref> After a legal claim, Sea Shepherd renamed it the MV ''Gojira'' and later the MV ''Brigitte Bardot''<ref>{{cite web|date=May 25, 2011|title=The Beast Transforms into a Beauty as Godzilla Becomes the Brigitte Bardot|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110525-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703225105/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110525-1.html|archive-date=July 3, 2011|access-date=December 30, 2011|publisher=Sea Shepherd|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On December 29, 2011 the vessel was damaged by a {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} rogue wave whilst pursuing the Japanese whaling fleet during [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations#Operation Divine Wind (2011–2012)|Operation Divine Wind]] off the western coast of Australia. The main hull was cracked and the port side [[Pontoon (boat)|pontoon]] needed to be held together by straps.<ref>[[Jiji Press]], "Sea Shepherd scouting vessel badly damaged", ''[[Japan Times]]'', December 30, 2011, p. 2.</ref> In response to this incident and new tactics employed by the Japanese whaling fleet, Paul Watson has stated that he intends to procure more vessels to prevent themselves being outnumbered and shorthanded in future engagements. The ship was later sold in 2020 instead of maintaining it, because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=Sea Shepherd Retires High-Speed Trimaran, Brigitte Bardot|url=https://seashepherd.org/news/sea-shepherd-retires-high-speed-trimaran-brigitte-bardot/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Sea Shepherd Conservation Society|language=en-US}}</ref>

The 1200-tonne ''Bob Barker'', was named after famous television game-show host and animal activist [[Bob Barker]], who made the purchase of the retired Norwegian whaling vessel possible with a donation of US$5&nbsp;million.<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Bob Barker, Whale Pal |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/arts/television/07arts-BOBBARKERWHA_BRF.html |access-date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> This ship and the ''Irwin'' were both given new [[dazzle paint]] jobs in 2011. They were easy to tell apart since as the ''Irwin'' has a 77 painted on its bow while the ''Bob Barker'' had a shark's mouth design on its bow. In November 2022, Sea Shepherd announced that The ''Bob Barker'' would be retired and scrapped due to its thinning hull stating in a post, "The thinning hull and the ageing machinery, means that the vessel can no longer be operated safely. Therefore, Sea Shepherd Global has a responsibility to the safety of life at sea, and the marine environment, to retire the vessel permanently."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Remembering the Sea Shepherd Vessel, Bob Barker |url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/remembering-vessel-bob-barker/ |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Sea Shepherd Global |language=en}}</ref>  
 [[File:MV Brigitte Bardot at Circular Quay Sydney.jpg|thumb|{{MV|Brigitte Bardot}} docked in Circular Quay, [[Sydney]]]]       

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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Past vessels
|-
! scope="col" | Vessel name<ref name='vessel list'>{{cite web |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2015/06/01/sea-shepherd-welcomes-the-farley-mowat-and-the-jules-verne-to-its-fleet-1697 |title=Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet |date=June 1, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603195305/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2015/06/01/sea-shepherd-welcomes-the-farley-mowat-and-the-jules-verne-to-its-fleet-1697 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! scope="col" | Years<br />in use
! scope="col" | Flagged
! scope="col" | Fate
|-
| scope="row" | ''Sea Shepherd/[[Sea Shepherd I]]''<ref name="news.google.com">The Age [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=51sQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5728,1161703&dq=sea-shepherd+sierra Conservationist Admits Ramming 'Whaler']{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Accessed 090731</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1978–1979
| UK
| Retired
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Sea Shepherd II]]''<ref name="news.google.com"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1980–1992
| UK
| Retired
|-
| scope="row" | ''Divine Wind''<ref name="seashepherd.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/master-and-commander.html|title=Complete List of Sea Shepherd Voyages|publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]|access-date=December 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114142615/http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/master-and-commander.html|archive-date=January 14, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1987–1988
| Panama
| Sold
|-
| scope="row" | ''Edward Abbey/Sirenian''<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sea+Shepherd+Vessel+Departs+US+for+Five-Year+Patrol+&+Relief+Mission...-a067627465 Sea Shepherd Vessel Departs US for Five-Year Patrol & Relief Mission in Galapagos Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092043/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sea+Shepherd+Vessel+Departs+US+for+Five-Year+Patrol+%26+Relief+Mission...-a067627465 |date=November 19, 2018 }} ''Business Wire'', Accessed August 6, 2009.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1990–2005
| USA/Canada
| Donated to Ecuador
|-
| scope="row" | ''Cleveland Amory''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/the-fleet.html|title=Neptune's Navy|publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]|access-date=December 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010154023/http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/the-fleet.html|archive-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1993–1994
| Canada
| Retired
|-
| scope="row" | ''Whales Forever''<ref name="The Ellensburg Daily Record 1994-07-07">{{cite news|title=Norway shoots at anti-whalers|date=July 7, 1994|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pvgPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6572,551229&dq=sea-shepherd+whales+forever|work=The Ellensburg Daily Record|page=6|access-date=October 8, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994–1996
| St. Vincent
| Retired
|-
| scope="row" | ''Sea Shepherd III'' (1997)<br />''Ocean Warrior'' (1996)<br />{{RV|Farley Mowat}} (2002)<ref name="seashepherd.org"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | 1997–2008
| Canada (2002), UK (2006),<br />Belize (2006–2007), Netherlands (2008)
| Seized by the [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada|Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans]]
|-
| scope="row" | ''Earthrace''/{{MY|Ady Gil}} <ref name="The Guardian 2010-11-18">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/nov/18/ady-gil-whaler-blamed-collision?INTCMP=SRCH|title=Ady Gil and Japanese whaler both blamed for collision|work=The Guardian|date=November 18, 2010|access-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010
| New Zealand
| Partnership<br />Sank after collision
|-
| scope="row" | ''[[Golfo Azzurro]]''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2010/08/18/death-in-the-ferocious-isles-sea-shepherd-under-escort-by-the-danish-navy-147| title=Death in the Ferocious Isles: Sea Shepherd under Escort by the Danish Navy| publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]| date=August 18, 2010| access-date=December 30, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212000654/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2010/08/18/death-in-the-ferocious-isles-sea-shepherd-under-escort-by-the-danish-navy-147| archive-date=February 12, 2013| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012
| Netherlands
| Chartered
|-
| scope="row" | ''Robert Hunter''/{{MY|Steve Irwin}} <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071205_1.html| title=Sea Shepherd Renames Its Whale Defending Ship the Steve Irwin| publisher=Sea Shepherd| date=December 5, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105103720/http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071205_1.html| archive-date=January 5, 2008| df=mdy-all}}</ref><br/> (Sea Shepherd flagship<ref>[http://www.seashepherd.org.uk/who-we-are/the-fleet.html Sea Shepherd Worldwide Fleet].</ref>)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006–2018
| UK/Netherlands
|Retired in late 2018<ref>[https://maritime-executive.com/article/sea-shepherd-to-retire-flagship-m-y-steve-Irwin Sea Shepherd to Retire Flagship M/Y Steve Irwin]. ''The Maritime Executive''. 2 December 2018.</ref><ref>[https://safety4sea.com/sea-shepherd-to-scrap-m-y-steve-irwin/ Sea Shepherd to scrap M/Y Steve Irwin]. ''Safety4Sea'' 8 December 2018.</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Alchemy}}<ref name='Alchemy for SS'>[https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSeaShepherd/posts/1873212516031759 Introducing the Alchemy]. Paul Watson. 24 March 2018.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–2019
| Marshall Islands
|Sold to new owner because of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic 
|-
| scope="row" | ''Gojira''/{{MV|Brigitte Bardot}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/eye-in-the-sky-magazine|title=Japanese whalers to face new enemy in 'Godzilla'|publisher=GrindTV|access-date=November 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203161232/http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/eye-in-the-sky-magazine|archive-date=December 3, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010–2021
| Dominica
|Retired in June 2021 and sold to private owner<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=Sea Shepherd Retires High-Speed Trimaran, Brigitte Bardot|url=https://seashepherd.org/news/sea-shepherd-retires-high-speed-trimaran-brigitte-bardot/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Sea Shepherd Conservation Society|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{MV|White Holly}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–2021 
| Dominica
|Decommissioned in December 2021 and sold for scrap boats and equipment transferred to the [[MV Sharpie|''Sharpie'']].   
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Bob Barker}}<ref>{{cite web |date=January 5, 2010 |title=The Time is Right for Bob Barker to Rescue the Whales |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2010/01/05/the-time-is-right-for-bob-barker-to-rescue-the-whales-265 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020143731/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2010/01/05/the-time-is-right-for-bob-barker-to-rescue-the-whales-265 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=December 30, 2012 |publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2009–2022
|Netherlands
|Decommissioned in November 2022 and sold for scrap with the money raised going into the campaigns of Bob Barker.<ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Current ===
{{As of|2023}}, the conservation society operates many ships worldwide, the M/Y ''Allankay'', the M/Y ''Triton'', the M/Y ''Conrad'', the {{MY|Age of Union}} (formerly the MY ''Sam Simon''), the {{RV|Martin Sheen}}, the {{MY|Jairo Mora Sandoval}}, the M/Y ''Emanuel Bronner'', M/Y ''Seahorse'', and the M/Y ''Ocean Warrior''. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sea Shepherd eyes new ship| website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]| url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/18/2546449.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419165021/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/18/2546449.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name=smh20090625>{{Cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/spaceship-boosts-antiwhaling-force-20090625-cy7v.html| title='Spaceship' boosts anti-whaling force| author=Andrew Darby|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=June 26, 2009| access-date=September 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name="bob barker ship">{{cite news| url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100105-1.html| title=The Time is Right for Bob Barker to Rescue the Whales| date=January 5, 2010| work=Sea Shepherd| access-date=January 5, 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721235545/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100105-1.html| archive-date=July 21, 2010| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Because of what happened with the ''Brigitte Bardot'', Sea Shepherd has transitioned away from [[yacht]]s and [[trimaran]]s for fast [[patrol boat]]s, [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]], and [[catamaran]]s to modernize its fleet.  Sea Shepherd acquired the {{convert|56|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long MY ''Sam Simon'' in June 2012, the vessel being named after [[Sam Simon|the co-creator]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' who made a sizable donation to finance the vessel's purchase.  ''Sam Simon'' was formerly operated by the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] at the Maizuru Marine Laboratory under the name ''Seifu Maru''.<ref>[[Jiji Press]], "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121213f4.html Sea Shepherd converts Japan ship]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', December 13, 2012, p. 3</ref>

In January 2015, Sea Shepherd USA purchased two recently decommissioned [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] patrol vessels. They are considerably faster than the other ships, with a top speed of 30 knots. These two ships are both {{convert|110|ft|m|0|adj=on}} [[Island-class patrol boat]]s and are named MY ''John Paul DeJoria'', (formerly named ''Jules Verne'') and MY ''Farley Mowat''.<ref name=uscg>{{cite web|url=http://www.seashepherdglobal.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-welcomes-the-farley-mowat-and-the-jules-verne-to-its-fleet.html|title=Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet|publisher=Sea Shepherd Global|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=June 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021104/http://www.seashepherdglobal.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-welcomes-the-farley-mowat-and-the-jules-verne-to-its-fleet.html|archive-date=June 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In December 2017, Sea Shepherd unveiled a third U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel, the {{MV|Sharpie}}. This vessel is identical to the ''Farley Mowat'' and the ''John Paul DeJoria''. 

On January 26, 2015, at the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam, Sea Shepherd received a donation of €8.3 million ($9.4 million) to purchase a new vessel for Sea Shepherd's submitted dream project "Stop Illegal Fishing in the Southern Ocean". The vessel was built by Dutch ship builder [[Damen Group|Damen]] in Turkey,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.seashepherdglobal.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-receives-8-3-million-euros-from-the-dutch-postcode-lottery.html| title=Sea Shepherd receives 8.3 million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for the Protection of the Southern Ocean| publisher=Sea Shepherd Global| date=January 27, 2015| access-date=June 10, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150126234140/http://www.seashepherdglobal.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-receives-8-3-million-euros-from-the-dutch-postcode-lottery.html| archive-date=January 26, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref> with a final cost of $12 million.<ref name='Flitton'>{{cite news |last=Flitton |first=Daniel |url=http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/sea-shepherds-12m-new-custombuilt-vessel-arrives-in-australia-20161115-gspqkf.html |title=Sea Shepherd's $12m new custom-built vessel arrives in Australia |work=The Age |location=Australia |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=2016-11-15 }}</ref> This custom-built ship is a [[Damen Stan patrol vessel]] 50 m long and 9 m wide. It was christened {{MY|Ocean Warrior}} and it was launched in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/sea-shepherd-names-new-patrol-vessel |title=Sea Shepherd Names New Patrol Vessel |work=The Maritime Executive |date=March 22, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Inverse">{{cite news |last=Ronson |first=Jacqueline| url=https://www.inverse.com/article/13604-sea-shepherd-s-first-custom-anti-whaling-boat-will-intimidate-antarctica-crooks |title=Sea Shepherd's First Custom Anti-Whaling Boat Will Intimidate Antarctica Crooks |work=Inverse |date=March 31, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref>  The ''Ocean Warrior'' is the current flagship, it has four engines capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h), so it can outrun any ship in Japan's whaling fleet; it is also equipped with additional long-range fuel tanks.<ref name='Flitton'/> Its maiden voyage was to be part of the 2016-2017 Operation Nemesis in the Southern Ocean.

On September 17, 2020 Sea Shepherd acquired the MY ''Conrad'' to replace the ''Bardot'' and the ''Alchemy'' for work in the Mediterranean because of the cost to ship those vessels there because of the pandemic and because of maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-17|title=Sea Shepherd is back defending Italian waters with a new catamaran|url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/italian-waters-new-catamaran/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Sea Shepherd Global|language=en}}</ref>      

On April 27, 2021, Sea Shepherd announced the purchase of a new ship, the ''Sea Eagle''. The ship was purchased with the assistance of Allianz and will mostly be used for work in  the Mediterranean Sea. <ref>{{cite web |title=The Sea Eagle Joins Sea Shepherd's Fleet of Marine Conservation Vessels |url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/sea-eagle-joins-fleet/ |website=Sea Shepherd Global |access-date=20 May 2021 |date=27 Apr 2021}}</ref>

On July 8, 2022 Sea Shepherd acquired the ''Sharkwater'' from Fins Attached and added it to their fleet. Sea Shepherd plans to outfit the vessel for campaigns in Mexico to save the [[Vaquita]] and to stop driftnetting in the Gulf of California and in Galapagos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SeaShepherdSSCS |title=Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Expands Fleet - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |url=https://seashepherd.org/2022/07/27/sea-shepherd-conservation-society-expands-fleet/?fbclid=IwAR1VP9AVvKqDXcI_mpB5S4XUHICYa9uoKtzZUWGX_Q5d__hWtiL2AasVvJk |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=seashepherd.org |date=July 27, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>      

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Fleet as of 2022
|-
! scope="col" | Vessel name
! scope="col" | Years in service
! scope="col" | Flagged
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Age of Union}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/06/21/the-mv-sam-simon-to-join-the-sea-shepherd-fleet-for-the-next-voyage-to-antarctica-1395|title=The M/V Sam Simon to Join the Sea Shepherd Fleet for the Next Voyage to Antarctica|publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]|date=June 21, 2012|access-date=June 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624211308/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/06/21/the-mv-sam-simon-to-join-the-sea-shepherd-fleet-for-the-next-voyage-to-antarctica-1395|archive-date=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="ssgageofunion">{{cite web |title=Sea Shepherd Welcomes Age of Union to the Fleet |url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/age-of-union-welcome/ |website=Sea Shepherd Global |access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en |date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012–present
| Netherlands
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Jairo Mora Sandoval}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013–present
| UK
|-
| scope="row" | {{RV|Martin Sheen}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/martin-sheen-protects-oce_b_6009666.html | title=Martin Sheen Protects Oceans, Newest Sea Shepherd Vessel Unveiled | work=Huffington Post | date=November 10, 2014 | access-date=April 10, 2015 | author=halter, Reese}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014–present
| USA
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Farley Mowat}} <!-- This is a new vessel, not the old one! -->
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015–present
| Dominica
|-
| scope="row" | {{MV|John Paul DeJoria}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015–present
| Dominica
|-
| scope="row" | {{MY|Ocean Warrior}}<br>(fleet flagship)<ref>[https://safety4sea.com/sea-shepherd-to-scrap-m-y-steve-irwin/ Sea Shepherd to scrap M/Y Steve Irwin]. ''Safety4Sea'' 8 December 2018.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016–present
| Netherlands
|-
| scope="row" | {{MV|Emanuel Bronner}} 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017–present
|Germany
|-
| scope="row" | {{MV|Sharpie}}<ref>[http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-launches-new-anti-poaching-vessel-mv-sharpie.html Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208174807/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-launches-new-anti-poaching-vessel-mv-sharpie.html |date=December 8, 2017 }}. ''Sea Shepherd''. 7 December 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.oceannews.com/news/milestones/sea-shepherd-launches-new-anti-poaching-vessel-m-v-sharpie Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-Poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie]. ''Ocean News & Technology''.8 December 2017.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017–present 
| Dominica
|-
|MY ''Conrad''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020–present
|Italy
|- 
|MY ''Sea Eagle''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021–present
|Netherlands
|-
|MV ''Sharkwater''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022–present
|USA
|-
|MV ''Triton''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/who-we-are/fleet/ | title=Fleet }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022–present
|Germany
|}

== Other watercraft ==
The group has also operated smaller boats in its campaigns including [[jet ski]]s, Delta [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RHIB]] and [[Zodiac Marine & Pool|Zodiac]] [[Inflatable boat|inflatables]] deployed off of the larger vessels.<ref>{{Cite news|title=All-One on the High Seas - Dr. Bronner's|date=2017-06-14|work=Dr. Bronner's|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999 Sea Shepherd briefly obtained a small [[personal submarine]] in hopes of using it against tribal whalers. The sub was never fully functional and Sea Shepherd decided to sell it instead for an undisclosed price.<ref name="The New Yorker 2007-11-05"/><ref name="The Seattle Times 2005-10-08">{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/test-diving-a-personal-submarine/|title=Test-diving a personal submarine|last=Sorensen|first=Eric|date=October 8, 2005|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref>

== Aircraft ==
In addition to their maritime assets, Sea Shepherd also operates several types of aircraft from their ships; these have included [[Sikorsky S-300]] and [[MD Helicopters MD 500|MD 500]] helicopters which typically are carried aboard the ''Steve Irwin'', [[unmanned aerial vehicle|unmanned drones]], and a [[microlight aircraft]] that was briefly used during their campaign in the [[Faroe Islands]]. The aircraft are used to conduct forward reconnaissance to search for targets beyond visual range, as well as to monitor operations once a target is acquired.

== Registration concerns ==
[[File:seashepherd small pt.jpg|thumb|Sea Shepherd flag flying on the [[RV Farley Mowat|RV ''Farley Mowat'']].]]

The vessels being engaged in controversial activities has caused registration issues with multiple governments, and the ships of the fleet have flown the flags of several different nations.<ref name="Mohawk Traditional Council 2009-02-13"/><ref name="The Scotsman 2007-02-03"/><ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald 2007-01-06"/><ref name="NORSK"/><ref name="NIS News 2009-06-27 2002-05-10"/>

In August 2006, the ''Farley Mowat'' had its registration revoked by Canada. Later that year, Japan requested that the [[United Kingdom]] strip the ''Robert Hunter'' of its flag and for [[Belize]] to strip the ''Farley Mowat'' of hers. The ''Robert Hunter'' was removed from the shipping registers of the United Kingdom since its activities were "inconsistent with her status as a pleasure vessel."<ref name="The Scotsman 2007-02-03">{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/topstories/Whaling-protesters-are-pirates-of.3343483.jp|title=Whaling protesters are pirates of the Antarctic as ships deregistered|last=Neighbour|first=Margaret|date=February 3, 2007|work=The Scotsman|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref> The [[International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize]] withdrew the use of the nation's flag after finding the ''Farley Mowat'' was not being used as a pleasure craft and stated that "it could not condone acts that threatened life and property at sea."<ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald 2007-01-06">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/buccaneer-a-badge-of-honour-for-whaling-opponent/2007/01/05/1167777279081.html|title=Buccaneer a badge of honour for whaling opponent|last=Darby|first=Andrew|date=January 6, 2007|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref> The Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake offered support and flags of the [[Iroquois Confederacy]] to fly on the ''Farley Mowat'' and the ''Robert Hunter''.<ref name="Mohawk Traditional Council 2009-02-13">{{cite web|url=http://www.mohawktraditionalcouncil.org/documents/SSCSLet_2009_sig.doc|title=Five Nations Confederacy Flag Flying Proud on Earth's Oceans|last=Stuart|first=Myiow|date=February 13, 2009|publisher=Mohawk Traditional Council|access-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref>

In early 2010, the ''Bob Barker'' briefly falsely flew a Norwegian flag with the intent to deceive Japanese whalers.<ref name="NORSK">[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.6937309 Sea Shepherd kom med norsk flagg] – ''[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|Norsk rikskringkasting AS]]'', published January 8, 2010. ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]])</ref>

The ''Steve Irwin'' now sails under the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] flag,<ref name="The Canberra Times 2009-01-05">{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/shut-ports-to-terror-ship-whalers-say/1399605.aspx|title=Shut ports to terror ship, whalers say|date=January 5, 2009|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=September 21, 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but legislation was introduced to ban the group from using it.<ref name="NIS News 2009-06-27 2002-05-10">{{cite news|url=http://www.nisnews.nl/public/270609_3.htm|title=Govt Wants Emergency Act against 'Environmental Pirates'|date=June 27, 2009|publisher=NIS News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826164209/http://www.nisnews.nl/public/270609_3.htm|archive-date=August 26, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The junior transport minister later noted that there was no further intention of deregistering the ''Steve Irwin''.<ref>DutchNews November 27, 2009 [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/print/019797.php Anti-whaling ship can remain Dutch]</ref> In February 2010, after repeated requests by Japan, a new bill was introduced which would modify the registry law to allow ships to be struck from the registry if their conduct harmed the Netherlands' reputation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100206a6.html|title=Dutch bill would hit Sea Shepherd|date=February 6, 2010|work=The Japan Times|access-date=February 6, 2010}}</ref>

Also in February 2010, Japan announced that [[Togo]] had struck the ''Bob Barker'' from its registry.<ref name="OKADA">{{cite news|url=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3879821|title=Detained antiwhaling activist in good health: Okada|date=February 19, 2010|work=[[Kyodo News]] International|access-date=February 22, 2010}}</ref> The Bob Barker has since been re-registered in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100524-1.html|title=The Bob Barker Goes Dutch|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=November 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528104303/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100524-1.html|archive-date=May 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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