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SURVEY SHIP
1 Hecla Class (AGS)
| Name |
No |
Builders |
Launched |
Commissioned |
| SAS
PROTEA |
A324 |
Yarrow
(Shipbuilders) Ltd |
14 July
1971 |
23 May
1972 |
| Displacement, tons: |
2,733 full load |
| Dimensions, feet (metres): |
260,1 x 49,1 x 15,6 (79,3 x
15 x4,7) |
| Main Machinery: |
Diesel-electric; 3 MTU
diesels; 3,840 hp (2,68 MW) sustained; 3 generators; 1 motor; 2,000
hp (1,49 MW); 1 shaft; cp prop; bow thruster |
| Speed, knots: |
14 |
| Range, miles: |
12,000 at 11kt |
| Complement: |
124 (10 officers) |
| Radars: |
Navigation: Racal Decca;
I-band |
| Helicopters: |
1 Alouette III |
| Comment: |
SAS PROTEA was laid down 20
July 1970 and launched on 14 July 1971. She is equipped for hydrographic
survey with facilities for the collection of oceanographical data for
which she is fitted with special communications equipment. She also
carries a Polaris survey system, survey launches and facilities for
helicopter operations. Her hull has also been strengthened for navigation
in ice. She is also fitted with a passive roll stabilisation system. New
engines were installed during a major refit in 1995-96. SAS PROTEA carries
EGNG sidescan sonar and two survey boats. |
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