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HMS Endurance Quick Facts  QUICK FACTS - HMS Endurance Built 1990 Displacement 6500 Tons Beam 17.9m Top Speed 15 Knots Complement 126 Length 91m Draught 8.5m Cruising Speed 12 Knots Aircraft 2 Lynx Helicopters Propulsion 2 Bergen BRM 8 Diesels, 8160hp More Information >> HMS Endurance Contents >> Quick Facts<< The Work The Specifications The History Useful Links Did you know ? HMS Endurance is named after the vessel in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic in 1914 HMS Endurance assists the British Antarctic Survey Team in carrying out its scientific research programmes