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 | ||||||
Aircraft 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 as a seabed operations support vessel | |
| 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. |
