HMS Hecla
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HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the Hecla class, an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships HMS Hecate and HMS Hydra. A fourth ship, HMS Herald, was completed in the early 1970s. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMS Scott in 1997. Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford, Ireland.
1965-08-24T00:00:00Z
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ship completed
1964-12-21T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
1965-09-09T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1964-05-06T00:00:00Z
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keel laying
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