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HMSML ''Gleaner'' (H86) is the smallest commissioned vessel in the Royal Navy with a length of just under 15 metres and a ship's company of just 9 (2 officers, 1 Senior Rating and 6 Junior Ratings). She is currently based in Devonport, Plymouth. The ship prefix "HMSML" stands for Her Majesty's Survey Motor Launch. ==History== She is the sixth ship to bear the name ''Gleaner'' and was commissioned on 5 December 1983. With a top speed of , ''Gleaner'' was designed to conduct inshore surveys along the south coast of England, though she has since surveyed all around the coastline of Great Britain and visited various ports in Europe. As an advanced survey vessel, ''Gleaner'' possesses an array of sophisicated technology, including multibeam and sidescan sonar to collect bathymetry and seabed texture data and compile an accurate and detailed picture of the seabed for later analysis. Her survey equipment also includes an Applanix POS MV system for georeferencing and motion compensation, C-NAV GPS, Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam Echo Sounder and Kongsberg EA400 Singlebeam Echo Sounder. ''Gleaner'' also has the unique distinction of being the only Royal Navy ship to have visited landlocked Switzerland, having travelled up the Rhine to Basle in 1988.〔(HMS Gleaner (archive) ), royalnavy.mod.uk〕 She was also in attendance at the 2010 Portsmouth Navy Days.〔(New additions to Navy Days 2010 ), dalyhistory.wordpress.com, 10 June 2010〕〔(Navy’s Smallest Vessel on View at Navy Days 2010! ), historicdockyard.co.uk, 19 April 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Gleaner (H86)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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