When did HMS Endurance first start going to Antarctica?
Rosie and Sasha, Class 3, St Ippolyts School There have been two Royal Navy ships with the name HMS ENDURANCE. Both were named after Ernest Shackleton s Endurance. The first HMS Endurance The first HMS Endurance The first HMS ENDURANCE, served as the Antarctic ice patrol vessel from 1967 to 1991. She came to public notice when she was involved in the Falklands War. HMS Endurance during the Fleet Review HMS Endurance during the Fleet Review The present HMS ENDURANCE has been deploying to Antarctica since 1991. In 2005, she was chosen to carry HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at the Fleet Review as part of the Trafalgar celebrations.
