HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.
 HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
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| Name | HMS Hurworth |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched | 25 September 1984 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Anne Hallifax,[1] wife of Admiral Sir David Hallifax KCB KCVO KBE |
| Commissioned | 2 July 1985[2] |
| Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement | 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[3] |
| Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 6 officers and 39 ratings |
| Sensors and processing systems | Sonar Type 2193 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Service history
editIn March 1987, Hurworth was visiting Ostend when the cross channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized leaving Zeebrugge; two of her divers were awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal for their efforts in the rescue.[5]
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.[6]
Affiliations
editReferences
edit- ^ "HMS Hurworth - Ship's Sponsor". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Olver, Jeremy. "Hunt Class MCMVs". Warships. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ MV Herald of Free Enterprise: Report of Court No. 8074 Formal Investigation (PDF) (Report). UK Department of Transport. 1987. ISBN 0-11-550828-7.
- ^ "Warship helps to mark Great Yarmouth charter weekend". Eastern Daily Press. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "HMS Hurworth". Hurworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
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- "HMS Hurworth". Royal Navy.
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