A-171 Endurance

Country:  United Kingdom

Class, [Type]: [AG].

Builder: B. H. Ulstein, Hatlo, Norway .

Commission date: 21 November 1991.

Decommission date: 08 October 2013.

Displacement ( tons ): 6.500 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 91 x 17,9 x 6,5

Main machinery: 2 x Ulstein-Bergen BRM-8 diesels ( 8.152 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 12.

Range ( miles ): 4.000 - 5.000 at 12 knots.

Complement: 112 ( 15 officers ) + 24 marines.

Radar: Surface Search: 1x Furuno M 34 ARG; Navigation: 1x Kelvin-Hughes Type 1006, 1 x Furuno R 84.

Sonar: Echo sounders: 1 x Type 2053, 1 x Type 2090; 1x Furuno 60-88 obstacle avoidance.

Helicopter: 1 x Lynx HAS.3.

Callsign: GXRH ()

Comment: Ex - Polar Circle A-176. Built in 1990. Class 1 Icebreaker used to patrol and survey the Antarctic and South Atlantic. Named after Sir Ernest Shackleton´s ship.

Homeport: Portsmouth.

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