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HMS Endurance (A171)
HMS ''Endurance'' was an icebreaker that served as the Royal Navy ice patrol ship between 1991 and 2008. Built in Norway as MV ''Polar Circle'', she was chartered by the Royal Navy in 1991 as HMS ''Polar Circle'', before being purchased outright and renamed HMS ''Endurance'' in 1992 as a replacement for the previous HMS ''Endurance'' whose hull had been weakened by striking an iceberg. ''Endurance'' was a class 1 icebreaker. Her two Bergen BRG8 diesel engines produced over 8000 shaft horsepower enabling her to travel through ice up to thick at . Her propulsion system used a computer-controlled variable-pitch propeller and stern and bow thrusters. She carried two ice-modified Lynx helicopters which were instrumental in the making of the BBC Documentary Series ''Planet Earth'' in 2006. The ship was laid up in Portsmouth from 2009 to 2016, following serious damage caused by flooding following an error during routine maintenance on a sea suction strainer. In October 2013 it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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