HMS Echo (H87)

	HMS Echo in 2006
History
United Kingdom
Ordered	19 June 2000
Builder	Appledore Shipbuilders, Bideford
Launched	4 March 2002
Sponsored by	Lady Haddacks
Commissioned	7 March 2003
Decommissioned	30 June 2022
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	Pennant number: H87; International callsign: GAAC; IMO number: 9234018; MMSI number: 232640000;
Motto	Marte et Arte; (Latin: "By Valour and Skill");
Status	Awaiting disposal
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General characteristics
Type	Hydrographic survey vessel
Displacement	3,740 t (3,680 long tons; 4,120 short tons)
Length	90.6 m (297 ft 3 in)
Beam	16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 3 × diesel generators (4.8 MW); 2 × 1.7 MW (2,279 hp) azimuth thrusters; 1 × 0.4 MW (536 hp) bow thruster;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	9,300 nmi (17,200 km; 10,700 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	35 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Survey motor boat
Complement	72
Sensors and ; processing systems	Integrated survey system
Armament	2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons; 3 × miniguns; 4 × general purpose machine guns;

HMS Echo was the first of two multi-role hydrographic survey ships commissioned by the Royal Navy. With her sister ship, HMS Enterprise, they formed the Echo class of survey vessels. She was built by Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon in 2002 and was the ninth Royal Navy vessel to carry the name. She was retired from service in 2022.

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