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Hecla-class survey vessel
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The Hecla class formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's ocean survey fleet from the mid-1960s.
SAS Protea at Cape Town in 2011
SAS Protea at Cape Town in 2011
HMS Hecla being converted to an ambulance ship in HM Naval Base Gibraltar.
HMS Hecla being converted to an ambulance ship in HM Naval Base Gibraltar.
HMS Hecla (A133)
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HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra. A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMS Scott in 1997. Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford, Ireland.
Hecla at HM Naval Base Gibraltar, during conversion to a hospital ship for use during the Falklands War
Hecla at HM Naval Base Gibraltar, during conversion to a hospital ship for use during the Falklands War