| Name: | FARNELLA |
| Type: | Fishing Vessel - Trawler |
| Launched: | 02/12/1971 |
| Completed: | 24/04/1972 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 572 |
| Dimensions: | 1207grt, 426nrt, 230.3 x 41.8 x 26.7ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 6cyl (381 x 457mm), 2782bhp |
| Engines by: | Lister Blackstone Mirrlees Marine Ltd, Stockport |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 16.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 342737; (IMO: 7125811) |
| History: | |
| 04/1972 | J Marr & Son Ltd, Hull |
| 1987 | Farnella Ltd, Hull |
| 1994 | Renamed NORTHERN PRINCE |
| 1998 | Northern Prince Ltd (Marr Vessel Management), Hull |
| 2003 | Odyssey Retriever Inc (Marr Vessel Management), Nassau |
| 2003 | Renamed ODYSSEY EXPLORER |
| 2016 | Risdon Beazley Marine Ltd, Panama; renamed EMPIRE PERSIA |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Subcontracted to Clelands by Goole Shipbuilders Ltd |
| Goole Shipbuilders Ltd yard number retained | |
| 1972: Allocated fishing registration number H135 at Hull | |
| 1982: Converted to a minesweeper for service in the Falklands | |
| 04/1982: Commissioned into the British Royal Navy as HMS FARNELLA | |
| 10:1982: Returned to owners | |
| 1982: Converted to a research vessel | |
| 1994: Converted to a diving support ship | |
| 12/2018: Still in service |
Above photo as FARNELLA, dated 21/04/1973, is copyright of Peter Crichton
Above photo as FARNELLA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as NORTHERN PRINCE is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo as ODYSSEY EXPLORER is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo as ODYSSEY EXPLORER is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo as EMPIRE PERSIA is courtesy of Shipspotting