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Diligence was the Royal Navy's primary battle damage repair unit, and was on short notice to react to developing situations worldwide. One of the key features of the ship's design was the dynamic positioning system which could keep the vessel static in poor conditions, using the ship's range of thrusters and the variable-pitch propeller.
Coastal forces repair type. Cape Wrath (1946) Armaments repair type. Portland Bill (1945) Colossus-class ex-light fleet carriers HMS Perseus (1944) – fleet aircraft maintenance ship; HMS Pioneer (1944) – fleet aircraft maintenance ship; HMS Triumph (1964) – fleet repair ship; HMS Challenger (1984) – seabed operations ship
HMS Resource was a fleet repair ship of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched in 1928. The ship served in two theatres during the Second World War. Resource was fitted with four three-drum Admiralty boilers, giving her a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h). She was armed with four 4" guns.
The Xanthus-class repair ships were a class of five auxiliary ships built for the United States Navy and Royal Navy. Ships of the class served in a diverse range of environments in varying capacities during both World War II and the Korean War. Xanthus-class ships were in commission between 1945–1955.
USS Medusa was the first United States Navy ship built as a repair ship. A repair ship is a naval auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to warships.Repair ships provide similar services to destroyer, submarine and seaplane tenders or depot ships, but may offer a broader range of repair capability including equipment and personnel for repair of more significant machinery ...
The Beachy Head-class repair ships were a class of 21 depot, maintenance and repair ships constructed for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.All of the ships in the class were constructed in Canada of which only five served in British waters during the war.
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy, in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean at the end of the year.
HMS Cyclops (F31) was a submarine repair and depot ship of the Royal Navy. She was originally the passenger liner Indrabarah sister ship to Indralema, built by Laing, for the Indra Line Ltd then bought by The Admiralty, while she was building. She was launched on 27 October 1905.