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UK Protector (2011) class



Support Ship

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  Specifications


89.70length (m)
18beam (m)
15max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel


helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
UK Royal Navy Westland Lynx 01









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NO Havyard Leirvik - 1



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2011--UKRoyal NavyA173HMS Protector GXRK





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  Events


2001LaunchedLaunched UK A173 HMS Protector as mv Polarbjorn
2011-mayRefitRefit UK A173 HMS Protector Installation of survey equiment and moving flight deck to aft.
2011-may-23HomeportHomeport UK A173 HMS Protector arrived HMNB Portsmouth
2011-jun-23CommissionedCommissioned UK A173 HMS Protector assigned to BFSAI
to replace the damaged HMS Endurance as Antarctic & Ice Patrol Ship. Leased from GC Rieber Shipping for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend lease for further 2 years.
2011-nov-29DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector departed HMNB Portsmouth for her first (7 month) mission to survey the Southern Ocean and coastal Antarctica and returned on 27 Jun 2012.
2012-feb-23DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector to South Shetland Islands to assist Brazilian and Chilean Navy personnel in fire fighting at the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian research base on King George Island.
2012-aug-08Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector to Ipswich for open day and visit by ships company to British Antarctic Survey HQ in Cambridge.
2012-sep-17DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector departed Portsmouth for a 8 month mission to survey the Southern Ocean and coastal Antarctica and returned on 10 May 2013.
2013-sep UK A173 HMS Protector UK MoD purchased ship from GC Rieber Shipping.
2013-oct-17DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 19 month double Antarctic summer deployment. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 12 May 2015.
2013-dec-22DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector coastal sonar survey of Antarctic Peninsula
2014-janDeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector sonar survey of South Sandwich Islands, in particular around Douglas Straits between South Thule and Cook Island for the UK Hydrographic Office
2014-oct-08Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector rendezvous with HMS Iron Duke off Grytviken
2015-apr-01HomeportHomeport UK A173 HMS Protector administratively relocated to HMNB Devonport, from HMNB Portsmouth on 1 Apr 2015. HMS Protector only returned from a double Antarctic summer deployment on 12 May.
2015-octDeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector departed HMNB Devonport for 4 year Antarctica and Southern Ocean deployment. Returned on 25 Apr 2019.
2015-dec-01Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector As part of South Atlantic deployment, will monitor Japanese Whaling activities, cooperating with RAN and RNZN.
2016-jan-19Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector to Christchurch. 1st visit of RN ship to NZ for 7 years.
2017-jan-17Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector visited Signy Research Station to remove redundant equipment.
2019-mayRefitRefit UK A173 HMS Protector Refit and docking period after 4 year Antarctica deployment.
2019-aug-20DeploymentDeployment UK A173 HMS Protector Departed the Clyde for Antarctic survey mission.
2019-sep-06Port VisitPort Visit UK A173 HMS Protector Called at Hamilton to take on up to 200 tons of aid supplies for Hurricane Dorian relief in the Bahamas.
2022-octRefitRefit UK A173 HMS Protector Intensive maintenance period in Montevideo, following S Atlantic and Antarctic operations.









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