HMS Protector
(asked on 14th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how long HMS Protector was leased; and what the cost was of that lease.
This question was answered on 17th July 2014
HMS Protector was built at Havyard AS in Norway in 2001 for GC Rieber. From April 2011 until September 2013, the ship was leased from GC Rieber, to provide the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with an Ice Patrol Ship capability. The annual cost of the lease was £8.7 million, which included the cost of support.
HMS Protector was purchased by the MOD from GC Rieber for £54 million in September 2013, which included the cost of one year's contract support.