HMS Herald (H138)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | Robb Caledon, Leith. Completed refit 1988 with a strengthened and extended flight deck for Lynx helicopter.
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| Commissioned: | 1974 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 May 2001 |
| Fate: | |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Standard:2000 tons Full Load:2945 tons |
| Length: | 79m |
| Beam: | 15.4m |
| Draught: | 4.9m |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric drive, 3 × Paxman 12 YJCZ diesels producing 2434hp, 1 electric motor producing 2000shp driving a single shaft. |
| Speed: | Max:14 knots Cruise:11 knots |
| Range: | 12,000 miles at 11 knots |
| Complement: | Officers:12 Crew:116 |
| Armament: | |
| Aircraft: | Helideck for 1 Westland Lynx HAS 2/3 |
| Motto: | |
In December 2000, HMS Herald answered a Mayday call and took part in a joint operation with the RAF to rescue the crew of the Cypriot ferry Royal Prince. The 35-metre ship sank in rough seas but the crew were plucked to safety and taken to HMS Herald by an RAF helicopter from Akrotiri.
Specification
- Displacement: 2000 (Full load: 2945 tons)
- Length:79m
- Beam:15.4m
- Draught:4.9m
- Sensors:
- *Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 radar
- *Hydroplot Satellite navigation system
- *computerised data logging
- *gravimeter
- *magnetometers,
- *sonars
- *echo-sounders
- Other:
- *Passive stabilisation tank (stabilisation device)
- *Bow thruster
- *Oceanographic winch
- *Two 35 ft surveying motor boats
See also
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