HMS Endurance moored in Portsmouth Harbour having a re-fit
HMS Endurance moored in Portsmouth Harbour having a re-fit. MV Polar Circle was built in Norway in 1990, chartered by the Royal Navy as HMS Polar Circle, and finally purchased as HMS Endurance. She is a former Antarctic ice patrol ship, and is a class 1A1 icebreaker. She has been out of service since 2008, when she was seriously damaged by flooding following an error during routine maintenance.
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