Hunt

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : 13

Model Status Year Produced
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
GreeceActive 1/2
LithuaniaActive 3/3 Two ex-Royal Navy ships purchased by Lithuania in November 2008 as minehunting vessels to be commissioned in 2011
United KingdomActive 6/13
Specifications
Notes
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
NAUTIS 3
Sonar Systems
Sonar 2193
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Remus 600
Seafox
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
M63 Kallisto

HMS Berkeley

Destroyed

2000

1986

October 27, 2020

M62 Europa

HMS Bicester

Active

2001

1985

M54 Kursis

M35 HMS Dulverton

Active

2011

1983

M53 Skalvis

M32 HMS Cottesmore

Active

2011

1983

MCM3

M41 HMS Quorn

Active

2023

1989

April 2020

April 2020

M29 HMS Brecon Decommissioned 1980 2005
M30 HMS Ledbury Active 1981
M31 HMS Cattistock Active 1982
M33 HMS Brocklesby Active 1983
M34 HMS Middleton Active 1984
M37 HMS Chiddingfold Active 1984
M39 HMS Hurworth Active 1985
M38 HMS Atherstone Decommissioned 1987 December 14, 2017

News

Wednesday, 16 September, 2015
Thales Unveils New Sonar 2093 Minehunting Sonar

Thales has launched an upgrade to its unique variable depth minehunting sonar with wideband technology, to improve operational performance, operability and support.

Wednesday, 26 October, 2011
Thales Sonars Key to Royal Navy Minewarfare Operations

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.

Monday, 14 March, 2011
Royal Navy to Upgrade Machinery Control and Alarm Systems on Minehunting Ships

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.

Thursday, 28 October, 2010
Upgrade for Royal Navy Hunt Minehunters Propulsion System Powers Ahead

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

Wednesday, 10 March, 2010
Northrop Grumman to Supply Machinery Automation Systems on Mine Countermeasures Vessels for Lithuanian Navy

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – March 10, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a contract to supply machinery automation systems for two mine countermeasures vessels

Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Remus Reconnaissance Underwater Vehicle Enters Service with the Royal Navy

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.

Thursday, 29 January, 2009
Finning UK Selected as Propulsion Sub-contractor for Lithuanian Minehunter Reactivation Program

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.

Friday, 28 November, 2008
Lithuania to Get Two ex-Royal Navy Hunt-Class Minehunters

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)

Tuesday, 12 February, 2008
HMS Brecon Begins Life as Navy Training Ship

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

Wednesday, 21 July, 2004
Future British Armed Forces Takes Shape

The UK Ministry of Defense recently released a paper expressing the British Army capabilities needed to effectively deal with the 21st century challenges.

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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