Hunt
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : 13
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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Hunt | Active | 1980 | 13 |
Hunt
Group : Mine CounterMeasures Vessels
Status : Active
Origin : United Kingdom
Contractor : VT Shipbuilding
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : 13
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.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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![]() | Active | 1/2 | |
![]() | Active | 3/3 | Two ex-Royal Navy ships purchased by Lithuania in November 2008 as minehunting vessels to be commissioned in 2011 |
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Specifications
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Crew | 45 | |
Dimensions | ||
Beam | 10.5 meter | |
Length | 60 meter | |
Main Gun Caliber | 30 millimeter | |
Mass | ||
Full Displacement | 750 ton | |
Power | ||
Total Combined Power | 1,900 shp | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed | 7.7 mps |
Gear
Combat Management Systems | ||
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NAUTIS 3 | ||
Sonar Systems | ||
Sonar 2193 | ||
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles | ||
Remus 600 | ||
Seafox |
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Destroyed | 2000 1986 |
October 27, 2020 |
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Active | 2001 1985 |
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Active | 2011 1983 |
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Active | 2011 1983 |
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Active | 2023 1989 |
April 2020 April 2020 |
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Decommissioned | 1980 | 2005 |
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Active | 1981 | |
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Active | 1982 | |
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Active | 1983 | |
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Active | 1984 | |
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Active | 1984 | |
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Active | 1985 | |
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Decommissioned | 1987 | December 14, 2017 |
News
Thales has launched an upgrade to its unique variable depth minehunting sonar with wideband technology, to improve operational performance, operability and support.
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya.
LONDON – March 14, 2011 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the machinery control, alarm and surveillance (MCAS) systems on eight U.
Portsmouth, United Kingdom - BAE Systems has secured a £15 million contract as part of a major overhaul project to replace the 30 year old propulsion systems onboard the
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – March 10, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a contract to supply machinery automation systems for two mine countermeasures vessels

To tackle the abundant and significant threat of sea mines, the Royal Navy's new unmanned, underwater 'robots' have entered service following successful trials at the end of last year.
Thales UK's naval business has today signed a major sub-contract with Finning UK for the supply of propulsion engines and machinery for its new Lithuanian warship reactivation programme.
Thales UK's naval business has been awarded the prime contractorship in a new warship reactivation programme following an agreement between the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
The former Hunt Class patrol vessel HMS Brecon, a veteran of the Falklands and the first Gulf War, has arrived at HMS Raleigh to begin her new role as a training ship for
The UK Ministry of Defense recently released a paper expressing the British Army capabilities needed to effectively deal with the 21st century challenges.
Photo Gallery
February 2012

HMS Brocklesby departing from Portsmouth in 2011
December 2006

Hunt-class vessel
Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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