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Royal Navy - Royal Naval Vessels - Antarctic Patrol Ship HMS Endurance - HMS Protector- n3a12 - Armed Forces

ROYAL NAVAL VESSELS

ANTARCTIC PATROL SHIP

 

HMS Endurance in Portsmouth Harbour

HMS Endurance (previously MV Polar Circle) entered service with the Royal Navy in 1991 and supported British interests in the South Atlantic and Antarctic Waters.
 

The ship worked alongside members of the British Antarctic Survey Team, carrying out hydrographic surveying, meteorological work and research programmes.
 

Following an incident that resulted in severe damage to the ship in 2009, HMS Endurance is currently berthed at Portsmouth awaiting a decision on its future.

 

HMS ENDURANCE Specifications
Length 91 m
Displacement 6,500 tons full load
Beam 17.9 m
Draught 6.5 m
Engines 2 x Ulstein Bergen BRM-8 diesels
Max Speed 14 knots
Range 6,500 nm at 12 knots
Complement 112 (15 officers) plus 14 Royal Marines
Helicopters 2 x Westland Lynx HAS 3
Sensors Range of sensors


NAME DATE COMMISSIONED
HMS Endurance (A171) 1991

HMS PROTECTOR

HMS Protector

In March 2011 the UK Government replaced HMS Endurance with a Norwegian ship (MV Polarbjørn) on a three-year loan basis. The new, 6,000 tonnes ship, renamed HMS Protector has a similar mission to that of HMS Endurance in patrolling and surveying the Antarctic and South Atlantic

The hull is painted red for easy recognition in ice and the vessel has importance as a political presence in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.