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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hecate |
| Builder | Yarrows Yard, Scotstoun, Glasgow |
| Christened | Lady Yarrow |
| Decommissioned | 1990 |
| Homeport | Plymouth |
| Identification | A137 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,800 tons full load |
| Length | 79 m (259 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 × Paxman Ventura V-12 diesel engines |
| Speed |
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| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) |
| Complement | 121 (13 officers and 6 scientists) |
| Armament | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Westland Wasp light helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar workshop rear of flight deck |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Falklands War |
HMS Hecate (A137) was a Royal Navy deep ocean survey vessel of the Hecla class. She was present at the "presentation of fleet colours" review in Torbay on 29 July 1969. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.