HMS Beagle (A319)

	Bordeaux Sun 1 Mar 92
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Beagle
Builder	Brooke Marine, Lowestoft
Launched	7 September 1967
Commissioned	9 May 1968
Decommissioned	7 February 2002
Identification	IMO number: 4902921; MMSI number: 247244300; Callsign: IIJY2;
Fate	Sold March 2002
General characteristics
Displacement	1,050 tons
Length	189.6 ft (57.8 m) o/a
Beam	37.5 ft (11.4 m)
Propulsion	Four Lister Blackstone ER58M 8-cylinder diesel engines, 2,640 bhp, twin screws, variable pitch propellers.
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	4,500 miles (at 12 knots)
Complement	45

HMS Beagle was a Bulldog class coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy and was the ninth to bear the name.

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