List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy
Active ships
Antarctic patrol vessel
- HMS Protector (A173) (2011–) which carries the survey motor boat (SMB) James Caird IV.[1][2]
Ocean survey vessels
- HMS Scott (H131) (1997–)
Coastal survey vessels
- Echo class multi–purpose survey vessels
- HMS Echo (H87) (2003–) which carries SMB Sapphire.[3]
- HMS Enterprise (H88) (2003–) which carries SMB Spitfire.[4]
- Survey Motor Launch
- HMS Gleaner (H86) (1983–)
Decommissioned ships
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Antarctic patrol vessels
- HMS Protector (1955–70)
- HMS Endurance (1968–91)
- HMS Endurance (1991–2008)
Ocean survey vessels
- Hecla class
- HMS Hecla (1964–97)
- HMS Hecate (1965–90)
- HMS Hydra (1966–86)
- HMS Herald (1974–2001)
Coastal survey vessels
- Bulldog class
- HMS Beagle (1968–2002)
- HMS Bulldog (1968–2001)
- HMS Fawn (1968–91)
- HMS Fox (1968–89)
- HMS Roebuck (1986–2010)
Inshore survey vessels
- Echo class
- HMS Echo (1958–85)
- HMS Egeria (1959–85)
- HMS Enterprise (1959–85)
- Ham class
- HMS Waterwitch (ex–HMS Powderham) (1964–86)
- HMS Woodlark (ex–HMS Yaxham) (1964–86)
- Ton class
- HMS Mermaid (ex–HMS Sullington) (1964–68)
- HMS Myrmidon (ex–HMS Edderton) (1964–68)
Survey Motor Launches (SML)
- SML 2[5]
- SML 6[5]
- SML 322[5]
- SML 323[5]
- SML 324[5]
- SML 325[5]
- SML 326[5]
- HMS Meda (ex–HDML 1301) (1945–1966)[6]
- HMS Medusa (ex–HDML 1387) (1952–1965)[7]
Earlier survey vessels
- HMS Hecate (1839–65)
- HMS Myrmidon (1867–88)
- HMS Fantome (1906–14, 1920–24)
- HMS Endeavour (1913–42)
- HMS Melisande (1918–19)
- HMS Challenger (1932–53)
- HMS White Bear (1939–45)
- HMS Vidal (1954–71)
- Hunt class
- HMS Beaufort (1920–35)
- HMS Fitzroy (1920–38)
- HMS Flinders (1920–38)
- HMS Kellett (1920–38)
- 24 class
- HMS Iroquois (1923–31)
- HMS Herald (ex–HMS Merry Hampton) (1924–39)
- HMS Ormonde (1924–36)
- Bittern class
- HMS Stork (1936–39)
- Hastings class
- HMS Folkestone (1938)
- HMS Scarborough (1938)
- Halcyon class
- HMS Franklin (1938–52)
- HMS Gleaner (1938–39)
- HMS Jason (1938–39)
- HMS Scott (1939–64)
- HMS Seagull (1946–50)
- HMS Sharpshooter (1946–62) – renamed HMS Shackleton, 1955
- Bay class
- HMS Dampier (1948–68)
- HMS Owen (1949–65)
- HMS Cook (1950–64)
- HMS Dalrymple (1950–66)
References
- ↑ "HMS Protector". Royal Navy -British MOD. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Mustang delivers SMB for Royal Navy". Maritime Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "HMS Echo finds 18 wrecks off Libya". www.gov.uk Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "HMS Enterprise". Royal Navy -British MOD. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Survey Ship List" (PDF). Survey Ships Association. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "HDML Boats, 1300-1349". The Medusa Trust. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "HMS Medusa History". The Medusa Trust. 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- Mason, Geoffrey B. (2007). "Hydrographic Survey Work in the Royal Navy up to the 1980's". naval-history.net.
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