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| Career | RN Ensign |
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| Launched: | 14 November 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 3 October 1986 |
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| Displacement: | 1,477 tonnes |
| Length: | 64m |
| Beam: | 13m |
| Draught: | 4m |
| Propulsion: | Two Mirrlees Blackstone diesel engines |
| Speed: | 14 kt |
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| Complement: | 52 |
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HMS Roebuck is a coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in 1986, and was the last traditional survey ship to join the fleet. Although nominally used for surveying along the United Kingdom continental shelf, with the downsizing of the survey fleet, Roebuck has been enhanced to enable her to operate overseas. She is fitted with a full suite of hydrographic sensors, as well as a pair of small boats and a Land Rover. In addition, as with the other vessels of the survey squadron, she can also operate as a support ship for mine warfare vessels. Roebuck was due to be decommissioned in 2003 following the entry into service of the Echo class. However, the decision has since been taken to keep the ship in service for at least another ten years.
HMS Roebuck sensor suite HMS Roebuck sensor suite
