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Protector 2011 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Protector (ex-Polarbjørn)	A173	76	Havyard Leirvik AS, Hatlo, Norway		6.2001	2001 // 23.6.2011	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	4985
Length, m	81.9 pp 89.7 oa
Breadth, m	17.8
Draught, m	7.85
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Ulstein-Bergen BRM/G-8 diesels
Power, h. p.	9500
Max speed, kts	14.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 1300
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	4 x 1 - 7.6/90, helicopter deck
Electronic equipment	2x radars
Complement	88 + 84 passengers

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Project history

Norwegian arctic patrol ship owned by GC Rieber Snipping, chartered and commissioned into Royal Navy service 23.6.2011 (through at least 2014: as a temporary replacement for the damaged HMS Endurance (A 171). Fitted with one 60-ton main offshore crane, one 12.5-ton crane for remotely operated vehicles, and one 25-ton A-frame utility crane. Carries 156 m³ of aviation fuel, 1512 m³ fuel oil, and 169 m³ of potable water. During a 2011 refit in Denmark, prior to commissioning, her helicopter landing deck was relocated to the ship's stern from its previous position atop the bridge: the vessel is not fitted with a helicopter hangar. Able to carry at least two Pacific 22 RIBs or one Mk5 LCVP plus a number of small ground vehicles and quad bikes for research or military purposes.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.