The Appledore-built Echo-class survey ship HMS Enterprise decommissioned in March 2023, after sister HMS Echo left service in 2022. Echo still awaited disposal, while Enterprise had not yet moved after decommissioning. This corrected an initial recollection that Enterprise was still active. The exchange shows how a historic warship name continued in the specialist hydrographic fleet and how quickly public memory can lag a changing order of battle.
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The modern HMS Enterprise left service in 2023
A live correction notes that the Echo-class survey ship HMS Enterprise had decommissioned in March 2023, following sister HMS Echo in 2022.