There are several achievements that can make Royal Navy sailors jump for joy, and one of them is getting closer to the North Pole than any other Royal Navy ship has ever gotten in history. It may not ...

It can be scary for research teams working in the Antarctic region to think about how isolated they would be, in case something bad happened. Luckily, the Protector will be there, to provide support.

Crew members Sailors from Ice Patrol HMS Protector, A173, and their Chilean allies paid homage to British sailors lost in one of the first great naval actions of World War 1. One hundred and ten years ...

Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic patrol and survey duties. The advanced icebreaker, which provides a UK ...

Scientists will study the impact of tourism and climate change on one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments during a Royal Navy expedition to Antarctica. Two researchers from the ...

I WRITE in respect of HMS Protector, a former net-layer commissioned in 1938 and which saw wartime service in Norway and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1941. She was damaged by a torpedo and later used ...

Ice ship HMS Protector is heading for waters no Royal Navy vessel has visited in 80 years as she begins a marathon deployment to Antarctica. The Plymouth-based icebreaker and survey vessel will ensure ...

A Royal Navy ship has been given a Freedom of the City honour by a city that is about 50 miles from the nearest bit of coast. HMS Protector was given the award by Cambridge City Council at the city's ...

The British navy says one of its icebreakers sailed to the rescue of a Norwegian cruise ship last week in Antarctica. The Royal Navy's HMS Protector broke through densely packed ice that had ...