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General Information
| Organisation: | MoD, Hydrographic Surveying Squadron |
| Main Activities: | Survey Vessel |
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General Vessel Details
| Builder: | Robb Caledon, Leith, commissioned 1974. Completed refit 1988 with a strengthened and extended flight deck for Lynx helicopters. |
Specification
| Dimensions: | 79m × 15.4m × 4.9m |
| Displacement: | |
| Standard: | 2000 tons |
| Full Load: | 2945 tons |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Range: | 12,000 miles at 11 knots |
| Stabiliser or Anti-roll Device: | Passive stabilisation tank |
Main Machinery
| Main Engines: | Diesel electric drive, 3 × Paxman 12 YJCZ diesels producing 2434hp, 1 electric motor producing 2000shp driving a single shaft. |
| Bow Thruster: | yes |
Complement
| Officers: | 012 |
| Crew: | 116 |
Ship's Navigational Equipment
| Radars: | Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 |
Helicopters
1 Westland Lynx HAS 2/3Surveying Equipment and Facilities
Fitted with Hydroplot Satellite navigation system, computerised data logging, gravimeter, magnetometers, sonars, echo–sounders and an oceanographic winch. Two 35 ft surveying motor boats carried.
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