RMAS Lodestone (A115)

RMAS Lodestone (A115) was a Magnet-class Royal Navy degaussing ship. She was completed in 1980 by Cleland.

RMAS Lodestone (behind) alongside HMS Speedy; 1982.

The Magnet-class was developed to replace the Ham-class minesweepers that had been converted for degaussing. They are 828 gross tonnage (GT) and have a top speed of 14 knots. They measure 55m x 12m x 4m.[1]

In 1997 she was sold to an Italian millionaire and towed to Devonport for conversion to a luxury yacht,[2] the Bleu de Nimes.

See also

References
  1. Mike Crichley (1982). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 97.
  2. "Ships Monthly". 33. Endlebury Publishing Company. 1998: 17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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