| HMS Hecla |
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General Information
| Organisation: | MoD, Hydrographic Surveying Squadron |
| Main Activities: | Survey Vessel |
| Contact: |
General Vessel Details
| Builder: | Yarrow & Co., Blythswood, commissioned 1965. |
Specification
| Dimensions: | 79.3m × 15m × 4.7m |
| Displacement: | |
| Light: | 1915 tons |
| Full Load: | 2733 tons |
| Measurement: | 2898 tons gross |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Range: | 12,000 miles at 11 knots |
| Hull: | Ice strengthened |
Main Machinery
| Main Engines: | Diesel electric drive, 3 × Paxman Ventura diesels producing 3840bhp, 1 electric motor producing 2000shp driving a single shaft. |
| Bow Thruster: | yes |
Complement
| Officers: | 013 |
| Other Ranks: | 102 |
| Scientists: | 006 |
Ship's Navigational Equipment
| Radars: | Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 |
Helicopters
Platform for light type.
Surveying Equipment and Facilities
Equipped with chartroom, drawing office, photographic studio, dry and wet laboratories, electrical, engineering and shipwright workshops, and large storerooms. Oceanographic winch fitted. Two 9m surveying motor boats carried.
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