The first of two Echo-class survey ships, with HMS Enterprise, still in service, designed for hydrographic and oceanographic operations across the world. The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo’s 20 ...

building on the successes of her sister ship HMS Echo, which discovered numerous wrecks and obstacles during a 19-month deployment to the same region. As well as helping to update some of the 3. ...

with HMS Echo being among the vessels shortlisted for the role. HMS Bristol was launched on June 30, 1969, and commissioned on March 31, 1973 - featuring four new weapons and electronic systems.