Norwegian research and surveillance ship that was previously a fishing then whaling vessel.
To resist the pressure of the ice, it is 36 mm thick at the front and 28 mm thick on the sides, with the construction bars being just 30 cm apart.
The Lance has been twice to the North Pole and is also notorious for getting Borge Ousland and Mike Horn back to Svalbard on 28/12/2019 after a rescue/bail out expedition of 29 days in the Arctic.