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HMS Protector (A173) Antarctic Patrol Ship has been leased for 3 years, from Norwegian company G C Reiber Shipping. Formerly known as MV Polarbjørn (Polar Bear). She was built in 2001, as an icebreaker, to undertake long duration Antarctic expeditions and offshore subsea support duties. She has been modified for service with the RN; this has involved citing the helicopter pad on the stern. She is to carry a Survey Motor Boat named the James Caird IV and 3 BV206 All Terrain Carriers. Commissioned into RN service on the 23 June 2011. Her length is 89.7m with a maximum speed of 14.5 knots and displacing 4,985 GRT.
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