1936    

UK Protector class



Support Ship

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  Specifications


260crew
3450full load (tn)
105.50length (m)
10.50beam (m)
4.90draught (m)
19max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine steam turbines

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UK Royal Navy Sikorsky S-55 H-19 22
UK Royal Navy Westland Whirlwind 22









  Shipyards


UK Yarrow - Scotstoun1



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  Events


1935-augLaid downLaid down UK A146 HMS Protector as a Net Layer
1936-augLaunchedLaunched UK A146 HMS Protector
1936-dec-30CommissionedCommissioned UK A146 HMS Protector
1953-jun-15DeploymentDeployment UK A146 HMS Protector Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet as part of Home Fleet - Plymouth
1954RefitRefit UK A146 HMS Protector until 1955 at HMD Devonport from Net Layer to Ice Patrol Ship with flight deck and essentially a re-inforced canvass hangar.
1955-julAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector 701 Squadron P Flight formed with 2x Whirlwind HAR.1 for use during Antarctic summer deployments.
1955-sepAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector short term allocated Whirlwind HAR.3 XJ399 to P Flt, until mid Oct 1955.
1955-sepAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA866/910 until c Sep 1956, when recoded /990 until c Apr 1957
1956-oct-05DeploymentDeployment UK A146 HMS Protector departed HMNB Portsmouth for second Antarctic summer deployment as Survey Support and South Atlantic Guardship, arriving on station 9 Nov. 701 NAS P Flt Whirlwinds HAR.1 XA866/990 and XA870/991, embarked.
1957-jul UK A146 HMS Protector allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA868 /990
1958-augAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector allocated 701 Sq P Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA862 until c Aug 1959
1959-mayAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector returned to HMNB Portsmouth after Antarctic duties, with Ships Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA869/991 plus one other (likely XA862), embarked.
1960-julAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA862 until c Sep 1960
1961-augAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector allocated Whirlwind HAR.1 XA867/940 until crashed and w/o, on Greenwich Island Dec 1961.
1961-octAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector to Protector Flt again, as XA866/920, until damaged off Montevideo in Feb 1965 by XA868/940.
1961-dec-14AircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector Whirlwind HAR.1 XA867/940 crashed during landing in Discovery Bay, Antarctica.
1964-sep-28DeploymentDeployment UK A146 HMS Protector departed HMNB Portsmouth for Antarctic summer deployment. On station in Jan 1965, near the South Orkney Isles with Ships Flt Whirlwind HAR.1 XA866/920 embarked. Returned 14 May 1965.
1965-janDeploymentDeployment UK A146 HMS Protector anchored off BAS Signy station, to set up Hi-Fix triangulation equipment on the island
1965-feb-02Port VisitPort Visit UK A146 HMS Protector arrived at Montevideo for 7 day visit, departed on 9 Feb 1965
1965-apr-01DeploymentDeployment UK A146 HMS Protector Arrived in Valparaiso to assist after the 28 March M7.4 earthquake at a depth of 70km beneath La Ligua,c 90km to the north east and brought down the dam at El Cobré, flooding the village with mud. Departed 7 Apr.
1965-apr-27Port VisitPort Visit UK A146 HMS Protector Visit Kingston, after previously passing through the Panama Canal. Departed 30 Apr.
1966-julAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector short term allocation of Whirlwind HAR.9 XL899 to Protector Flt, until mid Oct 1966
1967-junAircraftAircraft UK A146 HMS Protector short term allocated Whirlwind HAR.9 XL839 to Protector Flt, until mid Sep 1967.
1968-may-03DecommissionedDecommissioned UK A146 HMS Protector
1968-jun-27 UK A146 HMS Protector Replaced in service as Ice Patrol Ship by HMS Endurance.
1970-feb-10Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped UK A146 HMS Protector sold for scrap - subsequently to Inverkeithing









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