HMS Hurworth (M39)
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| Name: | HMS Hurworth (M39) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched: | 25 September 1984 |
| Sponsored by: | Lady Anne Halifax[1], wife of Admiral Sir David Halifax KCB, KCVO, KBE |
| Commissioned: | 2 July 1985[2] |
| Homeport: | HMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| 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 |
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| Notes: | Mine counter measures equipment: SeaFox Mine Disposal System 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.
On 2 March 2009, she was the centrepiece of the festivities to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of a freedom charter by King John to Great Yarmouth.[3]
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