HMS Venturer (MO8)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venturer.
HMS Venturer at Bristol Harbor in 1979
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Venturer
BuilderCubow of Woolwich
Launched1973
CommissionedDecember 1978
DecommissionedNovember 1983
Renamed
  • Suffolk Harvester (1972)
  • HMS Venturer (1978)
  • Suffolk Harvester (1983)
  • Britannia Harvester (1990)
  • VOS Harvester (2009)
  • BPOS Harvester (2011)
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeVenturer-class minesweeper
TypeTrawler, minesweeper, standby safety vessel
Length120 ft (37 m)
Beam29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Draught12.8 ft (3.9 m)
Installed power2000 HP
Propulsion2x Diesel Engine
Speed14 knots
Complement35
ArmamentNone

HMS Venturer is a Venturer-class minesweeper converted from the trawler Suffolk Harvester for the Royal Navy in 1978.