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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Vidal |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 5 July 1950 |
| Launched | 31 July 1951 |
| Completed | 29 March 1954 |
| Commissioned | 1954 |
| Fate | Broken up in June 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Survey ship |
| Displacement | 1,885 long tons full load |
| Length | 297 ft (91 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots |
| Complement | 161 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Westland Dragonfly helicopter |
HMS Vidal was a survey ship of the Royal Navy. She was designed specifically as a surveying vessel, and was the first survey ship to carry a helicopter. In 1955, a group from Vidal formally annexed Rockall in the North Sea to the United Kingdom.