HMS Beagle (A319)
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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Beagle.
HMS Beagle was a Bulldog class coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy and was the ninth to bear the name.
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History | |
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Name | HMS Beagle |
Builder | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft |
Launched | 7 September 1967 |
Commissioned | 9 May 1968 |
Decommissioned | 7 February 2002 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold March 2002 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,050 tons |
Length | 189.6 ft (57.8 m) o/a |
Beam | 37.5 ft (11.4 m) |
Propulsion | Four Lister Blackstone ER58M 8-cylinder diesel engines, 2,640 bhp, twin screws, variable pitch propellers. |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Range | 4,500 miles (at 12 knots)[1] |
Complement | 45 |
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