HMS Beagle (H319)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 7 September 1967 at Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, England |
| Commissioned: | 9 May 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 February 2002 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,160 tons maximum |
| Length: | 57.7 metres |
| Beam: | 11 metres |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | Four Lister Blackstone ER58M 8 cylinder diesel engines, 2,640 bhp, twin screws |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 44 |
| Armament: | none |
| Aircraft: | none |
| Motto: | |
HMS Beagle, pennant number H319, was a Bulldog-class hydrographic survey ship of the British Royal Navy.
She was originally to have been called HMS Barracouta but her name was changed to HMS Beagle in honour of the ship which carried Charles Darwin.
She was built to commercial, rather than military, ship standards. Her pennant number was originally A319 but this was changed in 1998 along with that of other survey ships to an H-prefix to emphasise that they were Hydrographic survey ships rather than naval auxiliaries.
For other ships of this name see HMS Beagle.
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| Bulldog-class coastal survey ship |
| Bulldog | Beagle | Fox | Fawn |
List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy |
Major refit undertaken in 2002 and renamed the M. Y. Titan, a luxury superyacht able to sleep 22 guests and accommodate 20 crew.
