HMS Hecla (A133)

HMS Hecla (A133)

HMS "Hecla" was the lead ship of the "Hecla" class, an ocean going survey ship type in the Royal Navy. She was ordered in the mid 1960s, along with her sisters ships HMS|Hecate|A137|6 and HMS|Hydra|A144|6. A fourth ship, HMS|Herald|H138|6 was completed in the early 1970s. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by HMS|Scott|H131|6 in 1997. "Hecla" was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford.

In 1982, "Hecla" was used as an ambulance ship for the duration of the Falklands War. In this role, she ferried wounded from both sides to the main hospital ship, SS Uganda.

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