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Country of Origin: Britain
0 NEWTON-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILARY (AG) Name Pendant Launched Commissioned Status NEWTON A-367 June 26, 1975 June 17, 1976 Stricken
NEWTON was originally built for sonar propagation trials. She was also fitted to lay cable over the bow. However, in 2000/20001, she was refitted by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in northwest England to serve as a special operations support ship.
The NEWTON could carry and lay 400 tons of undersea cable and...
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