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HMS Protector VIII Ice Patrol Ship

NameHMS Protector
ex-Polarbjørn
Builder
  • Western Shiprepair Yard, Klaipeda, Lithuania (hull)
  • Havyard Leirvik, Leirvik, Norway (outfitting)
    • Yard number076
    Laid down30 September 2000
    Launched21 July 2001
    Completed22 October 2001
    OperatorRoyal Navy
    In service2011
    HomeportHMNB Devonport
    Identification
  • IMO number: 9233997
  • MMSI Number: 235086758
  • Call sign: GXRK
  • Pennant number: A173
    • Statusactive
    TypeResearch ship & Icebreaker
    Ice classDNV ICE-05
    Displacement5,000 tons)
    Length OA 89 m (292 ft)
    Length BP 80.4 m (263 ft)
    Beam18 m (59 ft)
    Draft
  • 8.35 m (27 ft 5 in) (max)
  • 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) (as icebreaker)
    • Installed power
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Bergen BR-8,
  • 2 x 3,535 kW (4,741 hp)
    • Propulsion
  • Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch propeller
  • Brunvoll bow thrusters (800+600 kW)
  • stern thrusters (1125+990 kW)
  • retractable azimuth thruster (1500 kW)
    • Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
    Armament
  • 4 Miniguns
  • 5 General purpose machine guns
    • Boats & landing craft
  • 1 × Survey motor boat
  • 1 × Rigid Work Boat
  • 2 × Pacific 22 RIBs
    • Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck
    Complement88 (accommodation for up to 100)



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