HMS Atherstone (M38)

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HMS Atherstone (M38)
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Atherstone (M38)
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched:	1986
Commissioned:	1986
Fate:	Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Hunt class MCMV
Displacement:	750 tons
Length:	60 m
Beam:	9.8 m
Draught:	2.2 m
Propulsion:	2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp
Speed:	17 knots
Complement:	45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and processing systems:	Sonar Type 2193
Armament:	1 × 40 mm Bofors Mark 9, replaced by 1 × 30 mm MSI DS-30B gun
Notes:	Mine counter measures equipment: SeaFox Mine Disposal System MS 14 Magnetic loop Sperry MSSA Acoustic generator K8 Oropesa sweeps

HMS Atherstone (M38), the third ship of this name, is a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was launched and commissioned in 1986, the tenth ship of her class.

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