HMS Endurance Visit and Learn Project

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Together we will track HMS Endurance on her 2006/2007 deployment to Antarctica....

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Topical Factfiles
Introduction
World Environment Day
A World of Slavery
Volcanoes
Falklands Conflict Remembered
Polar Clothing
Ice, Ice & More Ice
Tourism in Antarctica
Climate Change
Who Owns Antarctica ?
Endurance Obituaries
Ernest Shackleton
Polar Quest
The British Antarctic Survey
History of Antarctic Exploration
Whales & Whaling
Surveying in Antarctica
Discovery & Exploration
Southern Ocean Life
Glaciers and Glaciation
Remembrance Day
Energy and Resources
Latitude and Longitude
Ecosystems
Weather Presentations
Weather
Oceans & Water
About HMS Endurance
HMS Endurance Quick Facts

HMS Endurance is the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship. Her function is to support British interests in Antarctic waters, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • 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

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