HMS Protector
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HMS Protector is a Royal Navy ice patrol ship built in Norway in mid 2000. As MV Polarbjørn she operated under charter as a polar research icebreaker and a subsea support vessel. In 2011, she was chartered as a temporary replacement for the ice patrol ship HMS Endurance and was purchased by the British Ministry of Defence in early September 2013. As DNV Ice Class 05 the vessel can handle first year ice up to 0.5 metres (20 in) thick.
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speed 15 knot, draft 8.35 metre, beam 18 metre, length 89 metre, 4 FN MAG, 2 M134 Minigun,
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