Endurance 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Endurance (ex-Anita Dan) | A171 | 1080 | Krogerwerft, Rendsburg, West Germany | 25.5.1956 | 12.1956 // 1968 | deleted 1991 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2641brt |
|
Displacement full, t |
3600 |
|
Length, m |
93.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
14.0 |
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Draught, m |
7.90 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 Burmeister & Wain 550VTBF diesel |
|
Power, h. p. |
3220 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
12000(14) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 2 helicopters (Wasp) |
|
Electronic equipment |
2x type 1006 radars |
|
Complement |
142 |
Project history: Purchased from J. Lauritzen Lines, Copenhagen. Strengthened for operation in ice. Converted by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1967-1968 to an ice patrol ship for southern waters.
Modernizations: 1986: - 2 Wasp helicopters; + 2 Lynx helicopters
Naval service: In 1989 Endurance struck an iceberg, she was repaired but decommissioned and sold two years later.
Endurance 1979
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016