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Historical Values
Year Value
2022 Australia operates one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker based in Tasmania in support of operations in Antarctica note - PC indicates a Polar Class vessel: PC 3 - year-round operation in second-year ice which may include multi-year ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 2.5 m); PC 4 - year-round operation in thick first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 120 cm)
2023 Australia operates one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker based in Tasmania in support of operations in Antarctica note - PC indicates a Polar Class vessel: PC 3 - year-round operation in second-year ice which may include multi-year ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 2.5 m); PC 4 - year-round operation in thick first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 120 cm)