List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy
# List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy

## Active ships

### Antarctic patrol vessel

* HMS Protector (2011–) which carries the survey motor boat (SMB) James Caird IV.

### Ocean survey vessels

* HMS Scott (1997–)

### Coastal survey vessels

* Echo-class multi–purpose survey vessels
   * HMS Echo (2003–) which carries SMB Sapphire.
   * HMS Enterprise (2003–) which carries SMB Spitfire.
* Survey Motor Launch
   * HMS Magpie (2018–)

## Decommissioned ships

### Antarctic patrol vessels

* HMS Protector (1955–70)
* HMS Endurance (1968–91)
* HMS Endurance (1991–2008)

### Ocean survey vessels

* Hecla class
   * HMS Hecla (1964–97)
   * HMS Hecate (1965–90)
   * HMS Hydra (1966–86)
   * HMS Herald (1974–2001)

### Coastal survey vessels

* Bulldog class
   * HMS Beagle (1968–2002)
   * HMS Bulldog (1968–2001)
   * HMS Fawn (1968–91)
   * HMS Fox (1968–89)
* HMS Roebuck (1986–2010)

### Inshore survey vessels

* Echo class
   * HMS Echo (1958–85)
   * HMS Egeria (1959–85)
   * HMS Enterprise (1959–85)
* Ham class
   * HMS Waterwitch (ex–HMS Powderham) (1964–86)
   * HMS Woodlark (ex–HMS Yaxham) (1964–86)
* Ton class
   * HMS Mermaid (ex–HMS Sullington) (1964–68)
   * HMS Myrmidon (ex–HMS Edderton) (1964–68)

### Survey Motor Launches (SML)

* SML 2
* SML 4
* SML 6
* SML 322
* SML 323
* SML 324
* SML 325
* SML 326
* HMS Meda (ex–HDML 1301) (1945–1966)
* HMS Medusa (ex–HDML 1387) (1952–1965)
* HMS Gleaner (1983–2018)

### Earlier survey vessels

* HMS Merlin (1666–1698), the Navy's first hydrographic survey vessel
* HMS Hecate (1839–65)
* HMS Myrmidon (1867–88)
* HMS Triton
* HMS Fantome (1906–14, 1920–24)
* HMS Endeavour (1913–42)
* HMS Melisande (1918–19)
* HMS Challenger (1932–53)
* HMS White Bear (1939–45)
* HMS Vidal (1954–71)
* Hunt class
   * HMS Beaufort (1920–35)
   * HMS Fitzroy (1920–38)
   * HMS Flinders (1920–38)
   * HMS Kellett (1920–38)
* 24 class
   * HMS Iroquois (1923–31)
   * HMS Herald (ex–HMS Merry Hampton) (1924–39)
   * HMS Ormonde (1924–36)
* Bittern class
   * HMS Stork (1936–39)
* Hastings class
   * HMS Folkestone (1938)
   * HMS Scarborough (1938)
* Halcyon class
   * HMS Franklin (1938–52)
   * HMS Gleaner (1938–39)
   * HMS Jason (1938–39)
   * HMS Scott (1939–64)
   * HMS Seagull (1946–50)
   * HMS Sharpshooter (1946–62) – renamed HMS Shackleton, 1955
* Bay class
   * HMS Dampier (1948–68)
   * HMS Owen (1949–65)
   * HMS Cook (1950–64)
   * HMS Dalrymple (1950–66)
