HMS BEAGLE A319

HMS BEAGLE A319

Class……………………………Bulldog-class Survey vessel

Builder………………………..Brooke Marine Ltd., Lowestoft

Yard number……………….359

Laid down..………………….

Launched….…………………7 September 1967

Completed.………………….9 May 1968

Propulsion.…………………..2 shafts driven by 4-Lister Blackstone : 4stroke single acting 4 cylinder oil engines.

Speed..…………………………18 knots

Range…………………………..4000 nm at 12 knots

History

•7 February 2002: Paid off by the Royal Navy

•March 2002: Sold to P.Bull and renamed TITAN. She was refitted into a - deck luxury yacht and renamed MY Titan. She is able to 22 guests and accommodate 20 crew.

•2005: Sold to Vortex Marine Ltd, name unchanged (TITAN)

•2007: Sold to Titan Srl, name unchanged (TITAN)

•1 March 2019: Sold to Aqua Expeditions Pte Ltd and renamed AQUA BLU

MV Aqua Blu cruise ship is a premium designed by Cor D Rover BV. The ship was previously named HMS BEAGLE and drydock reconstructed and refurbished in 2018-2019 before entering service for shipowner Aqua Expeditions. Aqua Blu's fleet mates are riverboats Aqua Nera, Aqua Mekong Aria Amazon. Schedule for inauguration in November this is the first coastal cruise ship of Aqua Expeditions as well as the first long-range expedition-class cruise yacht permanently based in Southeast Asia's East Indonesian Archipelago. Currently, top-luxury ship owned by Aqua Expeditions. This passenger vessel the highest classifications-by ISM, RINA Group and SOLAS. Ship feature Quantum Zero Speed stabilizers providing while in motion or at rest. The Vessel also two Zodiac 4. 2m RIB boats, modern radio comms, satellite phone, separate battery pack, flare / signals, automatic defibrillator. Each cabin is fit smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.

•S Dec 2019: Sold to Project Wallace Indonesia PT, name unchanged (AQUA BLU)

•2022: Still in Service (Equasis : 22 Feb 2022)

 

HMS BEAGLE at Plymouth on 1 August 1989

 

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