Romanian minehunter Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Blyth.

HMS Blyth in 2006
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Blyth
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	4 July 2000
Commissioned	28 February 2001
Homeport	HMS Jufair, Bahrain
Identification	IMO number: 4906800 MMSI number: 234572000 Callsign: GCUN Pennant number: M111
Status	Ship in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	600 t (590 long tons; 660 short tons)
Length	52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1,523 shp (1,136 kW), diesel-electric drive Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	34 (accommodation for up to 40)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 1007 I-Band Sonar Type 2093
Electronic warfare & decoys	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 × miniguns 3 × general purpose machine guns

HMS Blyth is a Template:Sclass- of the British Royal Navy. She is the second vessel to bear the name. The first being a Template:Sclass- of the Second World War, pennant number J15.

Along with her sister ship, Ramsey, she was deployed to the Middle East on Operation Aintree in 2007 and 2008 to test the class capabilities in the hot climate and maintain force operational capability in the region. Crews from other Sandown-class vessels were rotated through the two ships.

HMS Blyth is now permanently based at HMS Jufair as part of 4 Minehunters of 9th Mine Countermeasures Squadron supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary Bay Class on Operation Kipion.

External links

• "HMS Blyth". Royal Navy.