HMS Protector towed into Devonport with her future uncertain - Navy Lookout
The Royal Navy says the ageing ice patrol ship needs defect checks as ministers weigh a replacement plan after repeated propulsion and docking problems.
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The Royal Navy has been left without its only ice patrol ship after HMS Protector suffered two engine failures while sailing from the UK. The ship was towed back to Devonport in Plymouth, the Daily Telegraph reported. The navy is assessing whether the damage can be repaired. A Royal Navy spokesman said: “HMS Protector has returned to its home port of Devonport while an investigation into the damage is carried out. It remains part of the fleet an…
EADaily, October 14, 2026. The Royal Navy's only icebreaker, HMS Protector, returned to Port Devonport due to a double engine failure. This was reported by The Telegraph.
The only ice pod (icy patrol vessel) of the Royal British Navy, HMS Protector, was towed back to port after two engines had failed, wrote Telegraph. HMS Protector, was forced to interrupt the flight and return to Devonport. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, when the ship left Britain, wrote Telegraph. Now the British military has to assess whether the ship is to be repaired. It is noted that if the ice pick fails to recover, it may not b…
Critical British warship out of action as it suffers double engine failure at sea
Britain's only ice-patrol warship, HMS Protector, was forced back to port on Tuesday morning after both her engines failed while she was departing the UK.The vessel had to be towed to her home base at Devonport in Plymouth, according to The Telegraph, leaving the Royal Navy without any icebreaking capability whatsoever.Naval engineers must now determine whether the damage is repairable.Should the 25-year-old ship prove beyond saving, a successor…
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