OVERVIEW: The ENDURANCE class patrol ship is a diesel-powered icebreaker.

DETAILS:   The ENDURANCE class patrol ship is a single-unit class of vessel purchased by the Royal Navy as an ice patrol ship and guard vessel for the South Atlantic.  It also acts as a support ship for the British Antarctic Survey.  

Specifications: 

       Displacement:  3,600 tons 
       Speed: 14 knts
       Engineering: 1 shaft, diesel
       Range: 12,000 nm @14 knts
       Complement: 142 
       In Commission: 1956-1991
       Completed: 1

NOTES: ex-Anita Dan (Danish Flag).  Purchased and coverted into a patrol vessel in from 1967-68.
   

SOURCES: Moore, John Evelyn. Jane's Fighting Ships 1987-88.  London: Jane's Pub, 1987, pg. 675