One-off ship for Seabed Operations (AGH), including submarine rescue and support for saturation diving. A commendable concept, poorly executed.
Specifications |
7185 | full load (tn) | ||||||
134.10 | length (m) | ||||||
18 | beam (m) | ||||||
5 | draught (m) | ||||||
15 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
5 | Naval Engine diesel-electric |
Shipyards |
Scott Lithgow (Greenock) - Greenock | 1 |
List of Ships |
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1984 | 1990 | Royal Navy | K07 | HMS Challenger | GBKY - CH | ||||
Events |
1981-may | Launched | Launched K07 HMS Challenger | |
1984 | Commissioned | Commissioned K07 HMS Challenger | |
1990 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned K07 HMS Challenger sold by MoD in 1993. | |
1997-oct-05 | K07 HMS Challenger Laid up on River Tyne by Oct 1997 | ||
1999 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered K07 HMS Challenger sold. Refitted at Nutia Gdynia as a detrital diamond seabed mining vessel, now named mv Ya Toivo. |