In 1997, she made the first visit to Buenos Aires after the Falklands War and returned in 2002. Later, a longer, 18-month deployment was designed to maximise her time available for BAS usage. Her usual deployment saw her in the Southern Ocean and returning to the UK through tropical waters each year. She was bought outright and renamed HMS Endurance on 9 October 1992.Įndurance provided a sovereign presence in polar waters, performing hydrographic surveys and supporting the British Antarctic Survey in Antarctica. The Royal Navy chartered her for eight months as HMS Polar Circle from 21 November 1991. MV Polar Circle was built in Norway in 1990 by Ulstein Hatlo for Rieber Shipping. She has been out of service since 2008, when she was seriously damaged by flooding following an error during routine maintenance.
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. HMS Endurance is a class 1A1 icebreaker that served as the Royal Navy ice patrol ship between 19. Type R84 and M34 surface search radar, Type 1006 navigation radarįull aircraft facilities and double hangar
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Civilian researchers
James Caird, Nimrod, Eddie Shackleton and Dudley Docker HMS Endurance off the Antarctic Peninsula, in 2007.
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