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ROYAL NAVY (UNITED KINGDOM)

AIRCRAFT CARRYING SHIPS

ENGADINE helicopter support ship (1967)

Engadine 1977

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Engadine K08 500 Robb, Leith 9.8.1965 16.9.1966 15.12.1967 sold 2.1990

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

9000

Length, m

129.3

Breadth, m

17.8

Draught, m

6.70

No of shafts

1

Machinery

Sulzer diesel

Power, h. p.

5500

Max speed, kts

14.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

6 helicopters (4 Wessex, 2 Wasp)

Sensors 3x radars

Complement

77

Project history: Intended for training of helicopter crews in deep water operations.

Modernizations: 1980s: + 2x Corvus decoy RL

Naval service:  No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Engadine 1980

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