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ultra-short baseline sub-surface acoustic tracking system, Gardline
Voyager5 integrated survey system and Caris post-processing system. The vessel was enhanced by Gardline by installing a bowthrust unit, additional accommodation and survey equipment facilities. In 2009, two new MTU engines were fitted; MTU 16v 4000 M40B. Output 2,080 kW (2,790 hp) each.
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was designed as a demonstrator to prove that the trimaran concept would work successfully in a large warship. Following her launch in 2000, the ship began an extensive series of trials in 2001, which covered general ship handling, performance, sea-keeping behaviour, but also areas more specific to
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was used for hydrographic survey work for the civil hydrography programme (CHP) on behalf of the
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The vessel was fitted with a sensor suite which includes the Kongsberg Simrad EM1002 multibeam echo-sounder, a GPS attitude/heading system, surface navigation and
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As of 15/2/22 she is currently moored in Hull behind the
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are thinner and much shorter than the dominant central hull.
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Patrol vessels of the Marine Unit (Australian Border Force)
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who carried the three-pronged spear, the trident. The
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671:"Triton Trimaran Research Ship, United Kingdom"
450:are reflected in her name which refers to the
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308:10 ft (3.0 m)
273:General characteristics
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462:Operational history
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764:Cyveillance
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405:Marine Unit
336:3,000
281:2,236
239:MMSI number
141:August 2000
107:August 1998
1040:2000 ships
1019:Categories
754:Automatika
599:References
563:to patrol
554:contracted
498:alongside
488:Royal Navy
456:outriggers
417:River Yare
345:Complement
313:Propulsion
230:IMO number
216:In service
158:Leased to
133:6 May 2000
21:HMS Triton
1035:Trimarans
936:A&AEE
848:QinetiQ 1
812:Metrix UK
565:Australia
507:RFA
500:HMS
411:near the
409:River Fal
243:235114368
219:2006–2015
183:Australia
43:HMS
1005:Category
833:Cerberus
826:Products
651:Archived
587:See also
377:trimaran
353:Armament
248:Callsign
200:Acquired
151:Sold to
138:Acquired
130:Launched
116:VT Group
94:Namesake
817:PSivida
785:Omni-ID
747:Current
731:QinetiQ
676:25 July
559:to the
548:in 2007
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391:(later
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104:Ordered
57:History
48:in the
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873:TopSat
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526:Triton
514:Triton
502:Argyll
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437:Triton
372:Triton
289:Length
265:Status
194:Triton
169:Status
155:, 2005
98:Triton
88:Triton
39:Triton
957:RARDE
858:Q-Net
843:PyTEC
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257:Fate
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192:ACV
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