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Veteran survey ship HMS Scott, now on the sales list, is on for a record-breaking 2021 after mapping an area of the Atlantic seabed bigger than Britain. The Devonport-based ship – the largest vessel in the Royal Navy’s hydrographic flotilla – has been away from home in the mid-Atlantic since June. Scott is unique in the Royal Navy as a…
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June 17, 2021 – HMS Scott has started her latest mission – to survey the North Atlantic and collect vital data. The only ship in her class, Scott left the UK following a maintenance period in Falmouth and rigorous training off the south coast. Her primary task is surveying the deep oceans, collecting bathymetric and data for submarine navigation information…
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April 10, 2020 – THIS is what the Royal Navy’s largest survey ship looks like high and dry. Just ten days after returning from an Atlantic deployment – during which she spent three months continuously at sea without putting into harbor – HMS Scott has begun a revamp in Falmouth. The 13,500-tonne vessel is used to hoover up information from…
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