The ''Clovelly''-class fleet tenders, also known as the ''Cartmel'' class, are a class of

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boats built between 1967 and 1982. The class was named after villages and small towns in Great Britain. Six of the class, ''Clovelly'', ''Ilchester'', ''Instow'', ''Invergordon'', ''Ironbridge'' and ''Ixworth'' were equipped to act as diving tenders. ''Lydford'' was originally commissioned as A510 ''Loyal Governor'', then renamed P252 ''Alert'' for service in Ulster until 1986.

Ships in class

References

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