RRS Ernest Shackleton - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: Events ---Filter---Commissioned History of mv Polar Queen 1995CommissionedCommissioned for Rieber Shipping (Norway) 1999DeploymentDeployment short term charter early in 1999 for Australian Antarctic Programme 1999-julDecommissionedDecommissioned to UK British Antarctic Survey History of RRS Ernest Shackleton 1999-augCommissionedCommissioned ex mv Polar Queen, for British Antarctic Survey Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications RRS Ernest Shackleton 22crew 50troops 4030light (tn) 5455full load (tn) 80length (m) 17beam (m) 12max speed (knots) Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar Royal Navy Westland Lynx 01 Royal Air Force SNIA SA330 Puma 01