The two ships of Echo class are the latest vessels to join the Royal Navy's Hydrographic Squadron. Given the names Echo and Enterprise, each ship displaces approximately 3,500 tonnes, and is equipped with a state of the art suite of equipment, including: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... HMS Echo is the first of two multi-role hydrographic ships commissioned by the Royal Navy. ... The tenth HMS Enterprise (H88) of the Royal Navy is a multi-role SVHO (Survey Vessel (Hydrographic/Oceanographic)), along with her sister ship Echo. ...

• Multi beam echo sounder
• Single beam echo sounder
• Survey Planning and Processing Systems
• Side-scan sonar
• Oceanographic Probe and sensors
• Undulating Oceanographic Profiler
• Doppler Current Log
• Sub-bottom Profiler
• Bottom Sampling Equipment
• Survey Motor Boat fitted with multi beam sonar and sidescan sonar

The two ships follow the same type of crew rotation pattern as HMS Scott, in that 2/3 of their crew is needed to keep the ship operational, with the remaining 1/3 ashore. This allows each ship to be available for deployment for up to 330 days a year. As with other Royal Navy survey vessels, Echo and Enterprise can also be used to support mine warfare vessels. HMS Scott is an ocean-going survey vessel of the Royal Navy. ... USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ...

See also

• Echo class, a class of inshore survey ships of 1957