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In the Solent. 19/03/07
HMS Middleton M34 Hunt Class
Type: Mine Counter Measure Vessel In Service From: 1980 Complement: 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Displacement: 750 tons Length: 60 m Beam: 9.8 m Draught: 2.2 m Machinery: 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp Speed: 17 knots Armament: 1 x 40 mm Bofors Mark 9, replaced by 1 x 30 mm MSI DS-30B gun MCM Equipment: 2 - PAP remotely controlled submarines (ROV) MS 14 Magnetic loop, Sperry MSSA Acoustic generator, K8 Oropesa sweeps
The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull. They have a secondary role as fisheries patrol vessels.
They are the largest warships ever built out of glass reinforced plastic and are the last in operation to use the famous Napier Deltic diesel engine. All were built by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston except HMS Cottesmore, which was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited on the River Clyde. HMS Quorn was the last ship of the class launched.
The capabilities of the remaining eight vessels of the Hunt Class have been significantly enhanced by the installation of Sonar Type 2193 and the NAUTIS 3 command system. The performance of Sonar 2193 exceeds that of any other mine hunting sonar in service in the world today and is capable of detecting and classifying an object the size of a football up to 1,000 metres.
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