HMS Packington (M1214)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 3 July 1958 |
| Status: | Sold to the South African Navy |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 440 tons |
| Length: | 153 ft |
| Beam: | 28.9 ft |
| Draught: | 8.2 ft |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines @ 3,000 bhp |
| Speed: | Cruise 13 knots on one engine. Max 16 knots on both |
| Range: | 2500 nm at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 32 men |
| Armament: | 1 x Bofors 40mm gun |
The HMS Packington (M1214) was Ton class minesweeper built by Harland & Wolff. On 20 September 1959 she sold to the South African Navy and renamed the SAS Walvisbaai. She was retired in March of 2001 and sold to the Walt Disney Company in 2003 to be used as the R/V Belafonte in the Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. She's currently on sale for $350,000.00 [1]
