HMS Vidal
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HMS Vidal was a survey ship of the Royal Navy. She was designed specifically as a surveying vessel, and was the first survey ship to carry a helicopter. In 1955, a group from Vidal formally annexed Rockall in the North Sea to the United Kingdom.
1953
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length 315 foot, draft 13 foot, beam 40 foot,
Royal Navy, Chatham Dockyard, 
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
1953 HMS Vidal
1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1950-07-05T00:00:00Z
1950-07-05T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1951-07-31T00:00:00Z
1951-07-31T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1954-03-29T00:00:00Z
1954-03-29T00:00:00Z
ship completed
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Illustration from Edgell's Sea Surveys
Rockall James Fisher
Rockall Union flag hoisted 1955| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Illustration from Edgell's Sea Surveys | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Rockall James Fisher | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Rockall Union flag hoisted 1955 | Commons | ||
