Name RDV 01 Crystal Ordered December 1969 Type Research vessel Length 126 m Builder HMNB Devonport | Operator Under dockyard control Commissioned 30 November 1971 Launched March 1971 Draft 1.68 m | |
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Fate Sold, 18 September 1992 | ||
RDV 01 Crystal was a research vessel of the Royal Navy. An unpowered floating platform, it was designed to be used during sonar research and development projects at the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE) at Portland Harbour, Dorset. It was not fitted with any propulsion or steering gear.
Ordered from the builders HM Dockyard, Devonport, in December 1969, it was launched in March 1971. It was sold on 18 September 1992 to a Dutch concern.
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