A138 HMS Herald

1974 to 2001

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Hecla class
AO - Support Ship

Flight Deck:	HR
Call Sign:	GQIM

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History of A138 HMS Herald
1972-nov-9	Laid down
1973-oct-4	Launched
1974-oct-31		Ship No 512 built at Leith shipyards of Henry Robb (Robb Caledon) for more info see www.leithshipyards.com
1974-nov-22	Commissioned
1977-jun-25	Deployment	Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, off Spitsand
1979-jul	Aircraft	assigned 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XT794 as 010 Flt / 325 until Apr 1984
1982-apr-24	Deployment	South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Portsmouth to South Atlantic for CASEVAC operations, leaving theatre 30 Jun 1982
1987	Refit	HMD Devonport 1987-1988 Flight deck strengthening for Lynx operations
1990-aug	Deployment	departed HMNB Devonport for eastern Mediterranean as support vessel for 2nd MCM Squadron, as build up for Operation Desert Storm began. Later moved into the Gulf around Bahrein.
1998		Penant number changed to H138
2001	Decommissioned
2001-jul	Fate: transfered	sold to an Irish Survey company and renamed Somerville
2004-jun-18	Fate: scrapped	Alang Shipbreakers Scrapping began at Alang.

Specifications

from Hecla class
116	crew
2800	full load (tn)
79.30	length (m)
15	beam (m)
4.70	draught (m)
12000	range (nm)
14	max speed (knots)
3840	power (shp)



1	Naval Engine electric motors
3	Naval Engine diesel - electric Paxman 12YJCZ



1	Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006

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