| Name: | LODESTONE |
| Type: | Degaussing Tender |
| Keel: | 22/12/1978 |
| Launched: | 15/11/1979 |
| Completed: | 04/1980 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 345 |
| Dimensions: | 950grt, 50.0 x 11.4 x 3.0(draft)metres; (2005: 1071grt, 51.3metres) |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines & electric drives, ESL-6-MGR type, 1650hp |
| Engines by: | Mirrlees-Blackstone, Stamford |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | None |
| History: | |
| 04/1980 | Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service |
| 1996 | Private owner |
| 2005 | Chemba Ltd, George Town; renamed BLEU DE NIMES |
| Comments: | Allocated pennant number A115 |
| 2005: Lengthened & converted to a luxury yacht | |
| 2013: Still in service |
Above photo as LODESTONE is copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo as LODESTONE is copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo as LODESTONE, dated 27/05/1990, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo as BLEU DE NIMES is copyright of Frank Behrends
Above photo as BLEU DE NIMES is copyright of Frank Behrends
Above photo as BLEU DE NIMES is copyright of Tomasello Letterio