PLATFORM TYPE:   ENDURANCE CLASS ICE PATROL SHIP
PLATFORM NAME:   HMS ENDURANCE A 171

DESCRIPTION:     DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AS
                 AN ICE PATROL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
                 SHIP
SPEED:           20KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   142
DIMENSIONS:      300 x 46 x 26 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    3,600 FULL LOAD
RANGE:           12,000 AT 14KTS
POWER PLANT:     1 DIESEL 3,220 HP AT 14KTS WITH 1 SHAFT

GUNS:            2  20mm GUNS

COMMUNICATIONS:  FITTED WITH MARISAT

AIRCRAFT:        2 WASP HELICOPTERS

COUNTRIES:       UNITED KINGDOM
COMMENTS:        THE HMS ENDURANCE HAS BEEN PAINTED
                 BRIGHT RED FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION
                 IN THE ICE.

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