The yard had a loss of £37.4 million in a £200 million contract plus penalties of over £50 million.

£200 million is about $350 million Cdn. In contrast Canada has budgeted 1.3 billion for a polar class heavy to replace the Louis S St-Laurent.

RRS Sir David Attenborough is:
Tonnage:
15,000 GT[3]
4,475 DWT[4]
Length: 128.9 m (423 ft)
Beam: 24 m (79 ft)
Draught: 7 m (23 ft)
Depth: 11 m (36 ft)
Ice class: Polar Class 4 (hull); Polar Class 5 (propulsion system)
Crew: 28 crew; 60 scientists; 2 spare berths
Installed power: 2 × Bergen B33:45L6A (2 × 3,600 kW); 2 × Bergen B33:45L9A (2 × 5,400 kW)

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