Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Class of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ship classes, see Hunt class.
This article is about the 1980s class. For the WWI class, see Hunt-class minesweeper (1916).
The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. As built, they combined the separate roles of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull, but later modifications saw the removal of mine-sweeping equipment. They have a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels.
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HMS Quorn in 2001 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Hunt class |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Built | 1978–1988 |
In commission | 1979–present |
Completed | 13 |
Active | 9 |
Laid up | 3 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Mine countermeasures vessel |
Displacement | 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[1] |
Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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