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HMS Hurworth (M39)

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

HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hurworth
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched25 September 1984
Sponsored byLady Anne Halifax,[2] wife of Admiral Sir David Halifax KCB, KCVO, KBE
Commissioned2 July 1985[1]
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
IdentificationPennant number: M39
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[3]
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
Speed17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems		Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament

HMS Hurworth is a Template:Sclass2- 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.[4]

Affiliations

References

  1. ^ Hunt Class MCMVs
  2. ^ HMS Hurworth - Ship's Sponsor
  3. ^ Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - MCM, globalsecurity.org
  4. ^ Warship helps to mark Great Yarmouth charter weekend
  5. ^ HMS Hurworth Affiliated with Hurworth-on-Tees Village Archived 25 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine


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