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| HMS Egeria |
 
Dates: 1959 - 1985 The HMS EGERIA was part of the Echo class which were a class of inshore survey vessel built for the British Royal Navy in 1958-59. The class was designed to operate in close waters such as harbour approaches, shipping lanes, rivers and estuaries. Together, the ships of this class formed the Royal Navy’s Inshore Survey Squadron. The class consisted of 3 ships(HMS ECHO, ENTERPRISE AND EGERIA), and were of composite (wood on metal frames) construction. They were based on the same basic hull as the Ham class minesweeper and the Ley class minehunter. They had a large superstructure with an open bridge on top. The engines were uprated to 1,400 bhp and a large superstructure was fitted. They were crewed by 5 officers and 34 ratings, with accommodation on board for 4 officers and 18 rates. All ships were sold out of service in 1985.
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