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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Echo class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Built | 1958–1959 |
| In commission | 1958–1985 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Survey ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Propulsion | Paxman diesel engines, 1,400 bhp (1,044 kW), 2 shafts, 15 tons diesel fuel |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 5 officers, 34 ratings (with accommodation for 4 / 18) |
| Armament | Fitted for 40 mm/60 Bofors gun |
The Echo class was a class of inshore survey vessels built for the British Royal Navy in 1958–1959. The class was designed to operate in close waters such as harbour approaches, shipping lanes, rivers and estuaries. Together, the ships of this class formed the Royal Navy's Inshore Survey Squadron.[1]
- ^ http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1909 Archived 1 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Royal Navy – History of HMS Echo