''Australia IV'' is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1987 Defender Selection Series.http://www.americas-cup-history.at/english/dss%2087.htm After being eliminated from the 1987 Defender selection series, Australia IV and her sister ship ''Australia III'' were sold to Japanese businessman Masakuzu Kobayashi . ''Australia IV'' was renamed ''Bengal III'', painted red and shipped to Japan, where they were to be part of preparations for a proposed Japanese America's Cup Challenge. , ''Australia IV'', now renamed ''Bengal III'', sits on the hard stand of Miri Marina, Borneo, Malaysia.

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