Στο λιμάνι του Πειραια  βρίσκεται απο το πρωί της 15ης Ιανουαριου το ωκεανογραφικό πλοίο του Βασιλικού Ναυτικού της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας HMS Scott H131.

Στον Πειραια βρισκεται το  ωκεανογραφικο του Βρετανικού Ναυτικου  HMS SCOTT. Κυβερνητης του είναι γυναικα, η CDR KAREN DALTON-FYFE RN η οποία αν καταλάβαμε καλά είναι παντρεμένη με γυναίκα! Στο βιογραφικο της γράφει:<< Karen lives in the Southwest with her wife>>.

Commanding Officer HMS SCOTT

Karen Dalton-Fyfe entered Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as a Midshipman in 1997. She completed Fleet Time training in HMS Illustrious during Northern Gulf operations (OP BOLTON) and HMS Chatham in home waters. Following short appointments to HMS Dulverton and HMS Penzance Karen sub specialisied in military Hydrographic Surveying and Meteorology (HM). 

Her first appointment as the HM Officer was to the 6th Frigate Squadron gaining Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) and bridge watch keeping experience in HM Ships Northumberland, Monmouth and Montrose deploying to the Mediterranean and the South Atlantic.

In 2002 Karen was appointed to HMS Echo as the Oceanography Officer, taking the first of class vessel from build, through acceptance trials to commissioning. In early 2003 she was seconded for six months to the staff of MCM 2 during Operation TELIC, primarily as Staff HM and Met forecaster and later to include N5 Plans based in Bahrain. Returning to HMS Echo in time for her workup and maiden deployment to the Northern Gulf, the next nine months involved extensive hydrographic work around Iraqi oil platforms, including an independent survey of the oil pipelines from Al Faw to the offshore installations.

HM Advanced Survey Course in 2005 was then followed by an 18 month appointment as Operations Officer of HMS Scott.

Karen joined the staff of COMDEVFLOT as Staff Officer HM prior to being assigned to the Ministry of Defence in April 2008. She was primarily responsible for Hydrographic, Oceanographic and Meteorological data gathering capabilities before her portfolio increased to include the management of Patrol Ships and small boats across Defence, including Special Forces, MoD Police, Army, Royal Navy and Royal Marines through the 2010 SDSR.

Returning to sea she joined HMS Cornwall in support of counter piracy operations, during Op CALASH in the Indian Ocean and then deployed on Operations for Herrick 15 as part of the National Contingent Commanders Staff based at Head Quarters ISAF, in Kabul as a J3 Staff Officer.

Karen was selected for Command and returned to HMS Echo in October 2012 as Executive Officer for her docking, regeneration and an 18-month East of Suez deployment, with highlights including surveys of Libya, Socotra, Operation KIPION and the search for MH370. Promoted Commander and selected to Command of

HMS SCOTT from December 2014. Karen lives in the Southwest with her wife.

Το εν λόγω πλοίο είναι το μοναδικό στο είδος στο στόλο του ΠΝ της Μ.Βρετανίας.Έχει κατασκευαστεί το 1995 στα ναυπηγεία Appledore στο Devon της Αγγλίας.Το Φλεβάρη 2005 λίγους μήνες μετα το τρομερό σεισμό του Ινδικού Ωκεανού ,βρέθηκε στην περιοχή για έρευνες που είχαν ως αποτέλεσμα να δείξουν πόσο μεγάλη ήταν η μεταβολή του βυθού απο το φονικό σεισμό που στοίχισε τη ζωή σε 230.000 ανθρώπους.Τεχνικά χαρακτηριστικά του πλοίου :

Μήκος: 131,1 m

Πλάτος: 21,5 m (71 ft)

Βύθισμα: 8.3 m (27 ft)

Μηχανές 2 x Krupp MaK κινητήρες 9M32 9cylinder που δίνουν ταχύτητα ως 18 κόμβους

Πληρωμα: 78

Όργανα :   Kelvin Hughes ARPA 1626, I-band navigation radar

Sonar array sounding system (SASS)

Proton magnetometer

Sonar 2090 ocean environment sensor

SASS IV multibeam depth-sounder

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