HMS Middleton (M34)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Middleton.
HMS Middleton is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy. As of 2021, she forms part of 9th Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating out of HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
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HMS Middleton in Portsmouth | |
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Name | HMS Middleton |
Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland |
Launched | 27 April 1983[1] |
Sponsored by | Lady Blake |
Commissioned | 4 July 1984[2] |
Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth |
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Status | Ship in active service |
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Class and type | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
Displacement | 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[3] |
Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesels[4] |
Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
Sensors and processing systems | Sonar Type 2193 |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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The ship was launched by Lord and Lady Blaker in 1983: Lady Blaker remains the patron of the ship.[6]