HMS Hurworth (M39)

HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hurworth
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched25 September 1984
Sponsored byLady Anne Hallifax, wife of Admiral Sir David Hallifax KCB KCVO KBE
Commissioned2 July 1985
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
Identification
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement6 officers and 39 ratings
Sensors &
processing systems
Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament

HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.