hms challenger (1931)

HMS ''Challenger was a survey ship of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The Challenger'' was laid down in 1930 at Chatham Dockyard and built in a dry dock. After that, the ship was moved to Portsmouth for completion and commissioned on 15 March 1932. Until World War II, the Challenger surveyed the waters around the United Kingdom, the West Indies and the East Indies. From 1939 to 1942, she was assigned duties around the United Kingdom. From 1942 to 1946, the vessel surveyed in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific. The Challenger surveyed in the Persian Gulf in 1947. She made a world circumnavigation from 1950 to 1953 that included surveying in the West Indies and the Far East. In January 1954, the Challenger was broken up in Dover.

Specifications

Displacements: 1,140 tons
Dimensions:

Length: 67m (220 feet)
Beam: 11m (36 feet)
Draught: 3.81m (12 feet, 6 inches)

Maximum speed: 12.5 knots
Crew: 84
Armament: none

Challenger (1931)

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