1984    

UK Challenger class



Support Ship

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One-off ship for Seabed Operations (AGH), including submarine rescue and support for saturation diving. A commendable concept, poorly executed.



  Specifications


7185full load (tn)
134.10length (m)
18beam (m)
5draught (m)
15max speed (knots)

5Naval Engine diesel-electric

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
UK Royal Navy Westland Lynx 01









  Shipyards


UK Scott Lithgow (Greenock) - Greenock1



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19841990UKRoyal NavyK07HMS ChallengerGBKY - CH





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  Events


1981-mayLaunchedLaunched UK K07 HMS Challenger
1984CommissionedCommissioned UK K07 HMS Challenger
1990DecommissionedDecommissioned UK K07 HMS Challenger sold by MoD in 1993.
1997-oct-05 UK K07 HMS Challenger Laid up on River Tyne by Oct 1997
1999Fate: transferedFate: transfered UK K07 HMS Challenger sold. Refitted at Nutia Gdynia as a detrital diamond seabed mining vessel, now named mv Ya Toivo.









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