Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Falkland Desire (ex-Southella, ex-Seisella) | Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK | 2/1969 // 1.2.1987 | off-charter 1989, rechartered 1991, returned 1995 |
Displacement standard, t |
1900 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
64.3 pp 69.6 oa |
Breadth, m |
12.7 |
Draught, m |
4.57 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 Mirrles National KMR-8 diesel |
Power, h. p. |
2880 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 400 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
15000(15) |
Armament |
small arms, helicopter deck |
Electronic equipment | 2x radars |
Complement |
40 |
Project history: Former stern-haul trawler converted in 1986 as a seismic survey and oilfield standby safety vessel.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Falkland Desire 1987
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