LOYAL MEDIATOR

LOYAL MEDIATOR

•Class:……………………Loyal

•Pennant number:…A161

•Displacement:………143 tons

•Dimensions:………….Length 24.1 m x Beam 6.4 m x Draught 3.0 m;

•Propulsion:…………… 1 x Mirrlees Blackstone diesels ES4MGR, 4 Stroke, Single Acting 4 cylinder oil engine. (320 bhp)

•Speed:…………………… 10.5 knots

•Complement:………… 6 officers and ratings

•Armament:……………..None

•Builder:…………………..Richard Dunston Ltd , Thorne , UK (Yard No. T1344)

•Completed:…………….1978

•Fate:……………………….1997 Sold out of service and operated by Mair GE, Fort William as a Support Vessel.

 

In appearance similar to the Clovelly class of tenders and diving tenders. These vessels were ideal for coastal training and NCS (Naval Control of Shipping) harbour patrols. The use of the craft of this class which were manned by the RNXS were limited by their slow speed for use in boarding and offshore patrols.

Two vessels of the class operated in Northern Irish Waters and their names were changed to remove the word Loyal thus Loyal Governor became HMS Alert and Loyal Factor became HMS Vigilant and both manned by the Royal Navy.

 

LOYAL MEDIATOR photographed on 23 August 1985 at Portsmouth

 

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