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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Bulldog class |
| Builders | Brooke Marine, Lowestoft |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Hecla class |
| Succeeded by | Echo class |
| Built | 1967–1968 |
| In commission | 1968–2002 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Survey vessel |
| Displacement | 1,050 long tons (1,067 t) |
| Length | 189 ft 6 in (57.76 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft 5 in (11.40 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × 9.5 m survey boats |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems | 1 × 1007 |
| Armament | None (fitted for 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon GP) |
The Bulldog class was a four ship class of survey vessels in service with the Royal Navy from the late 1960s until the start of the 21st century. Initially designed with service overseas in mind, they spent most of their careers off the British coast. A fifth ship was subsequently built to a modified design to support them in their activities. Decommissioned and sold off at the end of the 20th and start of the 21st centuries, they have continued in service as civilian vessels, with some being converted to private yachts and others entering other commercial sectors.