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| |Ship name= HMS ''Enterprise'' (H88) | |Ship name= HMS ''Enterprise'' (H88) | ||
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| |Ship identification=]: H88<br>International callsign: GXUH<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rncom.mod.uk/uploadedFiles/RN/Reference_Library/20090227_bridge_card.pdf|title=Royal Navy Bridge Card, February 2009|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> | |||
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|Ship motto=Latin:''Spes aspera levat''<br>("Hope lightens difficulties") | ||
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| |Ship status= {{Ship fate box active in service}} | |Ship status= {{Ship fate box active in service}} | ||
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| |Ship badge=On a Field Red, a lion rampant under a star Silver<br>] | |||
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| |Ship endurance= 35 days | |Ship endurance= 35 days | ||
| |Ship complement= 72 | |Ship complement= 72 | ||
| |Ship sensors=<table>Integrated Survey System,<ref name=NN>{{cite web|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/echo.asp|title=''Echoes of a varied history'' - HMS ''Echo', ship of the month May 2004|publisher=Navy News|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> comprising: | |||
| |Ship sensors=Side-scan sonar<br />Multi-beam echo sounder<br />Single-beam echo sounder<br />Undulating oceanographic profiler<br />Doppler current log<br />Sub-bottom profiler<br />Bottom sampling equipment | |||
| *Simrad EM 1002 multi beam echo sounder | |||
| *Mk II Sea Soar Oceanic Profiler | |||
| *Acoustic doppler current profiler | |||
| *Sidescan sonar | |||
| *Remote offshore tide gauges | |||
| *Sub-bottom profiler | |||
| *Bottom grab | |||
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| |Ship armament= its armament is a number of gau gatling guns and gpmgswhich are stored at the rear of the ship | |Ship armament= its armament is a number of gau gatling guns and gpmgswhich are stored at the rear of the ship | ||
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| '''HMS ''Enterprise'' |
'''HMS ''Enterprise''''', the tenth ship to bear this name, is a multi-role ] (SVHO) of the ]. She has a sister ship, {{HMS|Echo|H87|6}}, and together they make up the ] of survey vessels. | ||
| ==Design== | |||
| ⚫ | Built by ] under the prime contractor ], ''Enterprise'' was |
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| ⚫ | ''Echo'' and ''Enterprise'' are the first Royal Navy ships to be fitted with ]s. Both azimuth thrusters and the bow thruster can be controlled through the Integrated Navigation System by a joystick providing high manoeuvrability. Complete control and monitoring for power generation and propulsion, together with all auxiliary plant systems, tank gauging and damage control functions is provided through the Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), accessible through workstations around the ship. | ||
| ==Role== | |||
| ''Enterprise'' is designed to collect an array of military ] and ] data both on and off the continental shelf, and to support ] and amphibious operations. She is designed and built to ]. | |||
| ''Enreprise'' and her sister ship are designed to conduct survey operations in support of submarines or amphibious operations. She can provide almost real-time tailored environmental information, and also has a secondary role as a Mine Countermeasure Tasking Authority platform, for which she is capable of embarking a dedicated Mine Counter Measures command team.<ref name=NN>{{cite web|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/echo.asp|title=''Echoes of a varied history'' - HMS ''Echo', ship of the month May 2004|publisher=Navy News|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> | |||
| ==Construction== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Enterprise' |
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| ⚫ | Built by ] under the prime contractor ], ''Enterprise'' was launched on 27 April 2002, officially named by the ship's sponsor, Lady Sally Forbes, at her naming ceremony on 2 May 2002, and commissioned on 18 October 2003.<ref name=RN>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/hydrographic-vessels/multi-role-survey-vessels/hms-enterprise/|title=HMS ''Enterprise'' at the Royal Navy website|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> She is designed and built to Lloyd's Naval Ship Rules. | ||
| ==Manning== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Echo'' and ''Enterprise'' are the first |
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| ⚫ | ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew consists of 72 personnel, with 48 onboard at any one time, working a cycle of 75 days on, 30 days off. The ship can accommodate 81 personnel if necessary. The ship is operationally available 330 days a year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy's new survey ship named ''Enterprise''|work=The Defence Procurement Agency Press Office|date=2002-05-02|accessdate=2009-06-20 |url=http://www.ginfo.pl/more/301211,navy,,39,s,new,survey,vessel,named,enterprise.html}}</ref> In support of this high availability, all accommodation and recreational facilities are designed for an unusual (in a warship) degree of comfort. All personnel share double cabins with private facilities, except the Captain and Executive Officer who both have single cabins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/hydrographic-vessels/multi-role-survey-vessels/|title=Hydrographic Vessels Operation and Support at the Royal Navy website|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> | ||
| ==History== | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ===2004 Mediterranean deployment=== | |||
| Her first operational overseas deployment was to the Mediterranean in October 2004, returning to Devonport in April 2005. She participated in a NATO exercise and conducted Oceanographic and Hydrographic survey.<ref name=RN/> | |||
| ===2005 Middle East deployment=== | |||
| She sailed in September 2005 to conduct survey operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. She also conducted a collaborative Hydrographic survey with the Saudi Military.<ref name=RN/> | |||
| ===2007 West Africa deployment=== | |||
| In 2007 ''Enterprise'' deployed for 19 months to West Africa, South Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. While in the Arabian Gulf she worked off the coast of Iraq in support of the UK and Iraqi governments. <ref name=RN/> | |||
| ===2009 Africa and Gulf deployment=== | |||
| ''Enterprise'' deployed in June 2009 for two years on an extended deployment to West Africa and plans to spend three months there before travelling through the Mediterranean to begin operations east of Suez later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/hydrographic-vessels/multi-role-survey-vessels/hms-enterprise/news/three-royal-naval-ships-deploy-to|title=Three Royal Naval Ships Deploy To Iraq and Africa - Royal Navy website|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref> | |||
| ==Affiliations== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Enterprise'' is affiliated with the town of ] which also includes the freedom of the city with the ship's company able to march through the town with flags flying whilst bearing arms.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tiverton's HMS ''Enterprise'' officially commissioned|work=Truro Packet|date=24 October 2003 |accessdate=20 June 2009|url=http://archive.truropacket.co.uk/2003/10/24/24840.html }}</ref> She is also the affiliated ship of ] (RBCS) CCF Navy Section and the Worshipful Company of Cutlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/hydrographic-vessels/multi-role-survey-vessels/hms-enterprise/affiliations/|title=HMS ''Enterprise'' - Affiliations at the Royal Navy website|accessdate=2009-06-20}}</ref>. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:34, 20 June 2009
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Enterprise. HMS Enterprise
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Enterprise (H88) |
| Ordered | 19 June 2000 |
| Builder | Appledore Shipbuilders |
| Launched | 2 May 2002 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Sally Forbes |
| Commissioned | 17 October 2003 |
| Homeport | HMNB Devonport, Plymouth |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) Pennant number: H88 International callsign: GXUH |
| Motto | list error: <br /> list (help) Latin:Spes aspera levat ("Hope lightens difficulties") |
| Status | Template:Ship fate box active in service |
| Badge | list error: <br /> list (help) On a Field Red, a lion rampant under a star Silver  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 3,470 t (3,415 long tons) |
| Length | 90.6 m (297 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 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) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 35 days |
| Complement | 72 |
| Sensors and processing systems | list error: mixed text and list (help) Integrated Survey System, comprising:
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| Armament | its armament is a number of gau gatling guns and gpmgswhich are stored at the rear of the ship |
HMS Enterprise, the tenth ship to bear this name, is a multi-role Survey Vessel - Hydrographic Oceanographic (SVHO) of the Royal Navy. She has a sister ship, HMS Echo, and together they make up the Echo class of survey vessels.
Design
Echo and Enterprise are the first Royal Navy ships to be fitted with azimuth thrusters. Both azimuth thrusters and the bow thruster can be controlled through the Integrated Navigation System by a joystick providing high manoeuvrability. Complete control and monitoring for power generation and propulsion, together with all auxiliary plant systems, tank gauging and damage control functions is provided through the Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), accessible through workstations around the ship.
Role
Enreprise and her sister ship are designed to conduct survey operations in support of submarines or amphibious operations. She can provide almost real-time tailored environmental information, and also has a secondary role as a Mine Countermeasure Tasking Authority platform, for which she is capable of embarking a dedicated Mine Counter Measures command team.
Construction
Built by Appledore Shipbuilders under the prime contractor Vosper Thornycroft, Enterprise was launched on 27 April 2002, officially named by the ship's sponsor, Lady Sally Forbes, at her naming ceremony on 2 May 2002, and commissioned on 18 October 2003. She is designed and built to Lloyd's Naval Ship Rules.
Manning
Enterprise's crew consists of 72 personnel, with 48 onboard at any one time, working a cycle of 75 days on, 30 days off. The ship can accommodate 81 personnel if necessary. The ship is operationally available 330 days a year. In support of this high availability, all accommodation and recreational facilities are designed for an unusual (in a warship) degree of comfort. All personnel share double cabins with private facilities, except the Captain and Executive Officer who both have single cabins.
History
2004 Mediterranean deployment
Her first operational overseas deployment was to the Mediterranean in October 2004, returning to Devonport in April 2005. She participated in a NATO exercise and conducted Oceanographic and Hydrographic survey.
2005 Middle East deployment
She sailed in September 2005 to conduct survey operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin. She also conducted a collaborative Hydrographic survey with the Saudi Military.
2007 West Africa deployment
In 2007 Enterprise deployed for 19 months to West Africa, South Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. While in the Arabian Gulf she worked off the coast of Iraq in support of the UK and Iraqi governments.
2009 Africa and Gulf deployment
Enterprise deployed in June 2009 for two years on an extended deployment to West Africa and plans to spend three months there before travelling through the Mediterranean to begin operations east of Suez later in the year.
Affiliations
Enterprise is affiliated with the town of Tiverton, Devon which also includes the freedom of the city with the ship's company able to march through the town with flags flying whilst bearing arms. She is also the affiliated ship of Reading Blue Coat School (RBCS) CCF Navy Section and the Worshipful Company of Cutlers..
References
- "Royal Navy Bridge Card, February 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Echoes of a varied history - HMS Echo', ship of the month May 2004". Navy News. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "HMS Enterprise at the Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Navy's new survey ship named Enterprise". The Defence Procurement Agency Press Office. 2002-05-02. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Hydrographic Vessels Operation and Support at the Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Three Royal Naval Ships Deploy To Iraq and Africa - Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Tiverton's HMS Enterprise officially commissioned". Truro Packet. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- "HMS Enterprise - Affiliations at the Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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