HMS Protector (A146)

HMS Protector in 1952, prior to be being refitted for Antarctic service
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Protector
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Laid downAugust 1935
Launched20 August 1936
Commissioned30 December 1936
ReclassifiedAntarctic patrol ship in 1955
FateSold 10 February 1970 for breaking up
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 2,900 long tons as net layer
  • 3,450 tons as ice patrol ship
Length346 ft (105 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion
  • Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • Two British Thomson-Houston geared turbines
Speed19 knots
Complement
  • 21 officers
  • 238 ratings
Armament
  • Twin 4-inch gun mounting
  • Twin Oerlikon mountings
  • Four Hotchkiss 3-pdr saluting gun
Aircraft carriedTwo Westland Whirlwind helicopters

HMS Protector was an Antarctic patrol vessel of the Royal Navy between 1955 and 1968. She was built in 1935 as a net laying ship.

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