Amiens: a unique Battlefield Class launch still afloat

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Amiens is believed to be the only seagoing Battlefield Class high speed target towing launch of her class still afloat.

Published 24 March 2026

Amiens is a truly unique vessel. She is one of 14 Battlefield Class high speed target towing launches built by Thornycroft for the MOD in 1944 and is believed to be the only seagoing vessel left of her class.

There is some incredible history behind this vessel from her service days with the Royal Army Service Corps, as well as her later commercial use as a survey vessel when she surveyed the sea floor for the Channel Tunnel.

Since her current owners purchased her, she has had an extensive amount of works completed both inside and out, and is currently used as a fully functioning liveaboard.

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