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HMS Endurance II (Ex- Anita Dan)
Ice Patrol Ship [IPS]

Name
Endurance
Acquired1967
Out of service1991
HomeportChatham and Portsmouth
Nickname(s)
  • The Red Plum
  • HMS Encumbrance
    • TypeIcebreaker
    Displacement3,600 long tons (3,658 t)
    Length93 m (305 ft)
    Beam14 m (46 ft)
    Draft5.5 m (18 ft)
    Propulsion1 × Burmeister & Wain diesel engine
    Speed14.5 knots
    Armament2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
    Aircraft
  • 1967–87: 2 × Westland Wasp helicopters
  • 1982: Westland Wessex helicopter
  • 1987–91: 2 × Westland Lynx helicopters
    • Complement119






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