Welcome to the HMS Echo web site. We are the first of two Multi-role Survey Vessels (Hydrographic/Oceanographic (SVHOs)) built by Appledore ship builders in North Devon under the prime contractor Vosper Thorneycroft Ltd. The ship is 90.6m long with a displacement of 3,470 tonnes and is capable of 15 knots..
HMS Echo was launched on 2 March 2002 and named by Lady Haddacks in Appledore on 4 March the same year. She was accepted into service on 4 October 2002 and commissioned on 7 March 2003. The name HMS Echo has had a long and distinguished career with battle honours ranging from Quebec in 1759 to the Malta Convoys in 1942. The ships motto is "Marte et Arte" (By Mars and Art) and our affiliated town is Taunton.
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