Protector
Photgraphed at Portsmouth on the 3 July 2012
Polarbjørn has been chartered to the Royal Navy for three years from April 2011 as a temporary replacement for the ice patrol ship, HMS Endurance, and she has been renamed HMS Protector. Following her charter, she underwent a brief refit to ready her for her role within the Royal Navy; the main work involved the repositioning of the flight deck from the top of the superstructure to the stern, the installation of a multi-beam echo sounder for survey work, an overhaul of the engines and gearboxes, armament, and the carriage of the ancillary vessels and vehicles (survey boats, all-terrain vehicles) used in support of the British Antarctic Survey
NOTE The Thomas the Tank Engine like face on the front of the tank on board the lihter 1706 (U)
Protector
Photgraphed at Portsmouth on the 3 July 2012
Polarbjørn has been chartered to the Royal Navy for three years from April 2011 as a temporary replacement for the ice patrol ship, HMS Endurance, and she has been renamed HMS Protector. Following her charter, she underwent a brief refit to ready her for her role within the Royal Navy; the main work involved the repositioning of the flight deck from the top of the superstructure to the stern, the installation of a multi-beam echo sounder for survey work, an overhaul of the engines and gearboxes, armament, and the carriage of the ancillary vessels and vehicles (survey boats, all-terrain vehicles) used in support of the British Antarctic Survey
NOTE The Thomas the Tank Engine like face on the front of the tank on board the lihter 1706 (U)