HMS Hurworth (M39)

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Name: HMS Hurworth (M39)
Operator: Royal Navy
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft
Launched: 1984
Commissioned: 1985
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:
2 × PAP remotely controlled submarines (ROV)
MS 14 Magnetic loop
Sperry MSSA Acoustic generator
K8 Oropesa sweeps

HMS Hurworth (M39) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy.

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