Honours Board from HMS Hecate

An original wooden Honours Board from HMS ?Hecate?. Inscribed upon is the following text: ?She who works from afar, Java 1811,l Launched 1965 by Lady Annette Yarrow, In the Centenary year of Messrs. Yarrow & Co. Ltd'.

HMS Hecate was a Royal Navy deep ocean survey vessel of the Hecla Class. It was present at the "presentation of fleet colours" review in Torbay on 29th July 1969. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.

Specifications
* Length: 260 ft (79 m)
* Beam: 49 ft (14.9 m)
* Displacement: 2800 tons
* Propulsion: 3 Paxman Ventura V-12 diesel engines
* Top speed: 14 knots (26 km)
* Range: 12000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
* Crew: 121 (13 officers and 6 scientists)
* Armament: 2 Oerlikon 20 mm guns
* Air wing: 1 Helipad for a Westland Wasp light helicopter.

Sister ships
* HMS Hecla (A133)
* HMS Hydra (A144)

The board Measures: 72cms x 60cms 5kgs