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Hunt


IOC: 1980
Total Production: 11



Origin
United Kingdom




Sensors & Communications:
Sonar 2193

Protection Systems:
NAUTIS 3

Description: The Royal Navy Hunt class mine countermeasures vessels were constructed out of glass reinforced plastic to perform minesweeping and mine hunting missions. They are outfitted with special devices to simulate acoustic and magnetic signatures of merchant and war ships. In addition, mine disposal systems provide mine hunting capability.

The Hunt class vessels secondary weaponry consists of a 30mm naval gun, two 20 mm guns and two machine guns. Some Hunt vessels currently perform fishery protection instead of mine countermeasures missions.

Eight Hunt class vessels are scheduled to be revamped with the Sonar 2193 and Nautis 3 command and control system beginning in March 2004 through April 2005.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 45

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Dimensions: Length 60 m, Width 10.5 m

Weights: Max Weight 750 t

Performance: Top Speed 8 mps (15 kt)

Power: Power 1,900 shp

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Lithuania / 2

Two ex-Royal Navy ships purchased by Lithuania in November 2008 as minehunting vessels to be commissioned in 2011

United Kingdom / 11


Ships

MCM1 / Planned

Commissioning: 2011

MCM2 / Planned

Commissioning: 2011

HMS Cottesmore M32
Active: 1983 -

M29 HMS Brecon / Decommissioned

From February 2008 the ship serves as a training ship for the Royal Navy

Commissioning: 1980
Decommissioning: 2005

M30 HMS Ledbury

Commissioning: 1981

M31 HMS Cattistock

Commissioning: 1982

M33 HMS Brocklesby

Commissioning: 1983

M34 HMS Middleton

Commissioning: 1984

M37 HMS Chiddingfold

Commissioning: 1984

M38 HMS Atherstone

Commissioning: 1987

M39 HMS Hurworth

Commissioning: 1985

M41 HMS Quorn

Commissioning: 1989



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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps)   Kilometers per Hour (kph)   Knot (kt)   Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l)   Galon (gl)
Year (yr)   Minutes (min)   Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)


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