Hunt class MCMV

Hunt class MCMV

The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull. They have a secondary role as fisheries patrol vessels.

They are some of the largest warships ever built out of glass reinforced plastic (second only to the Osprey class) and are the last in operation to use the Napier Deltic diesel engine. All were built by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston except HMS "Cottesmore" and "Middleton", which were built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited on the River Clyde. HMS "Quorn" was the last ship of the class launched.

The capabilities of the remaining eight vessels of the Hunt Class have been significantly enhanced by the installation of Sonar Type 2193 and the NAUTIS 3 command system. The performance of Sonar 2193 exceeds that of any other mine hunting sonar in service in the world today and is capable of detecting and classifying an object the size of a football up to 1,000 metres [ [http://www.thalesgroup.co.uk/thales_corporate/press-room/pressreleases/royal-navys-most-advanced-minehunting-sonar-enters-service.cfm Thales Group press release on minehunting sonar] ] . In late 2007 HMS "Chiddingfold " used Seafox, the Royal Navy's new mine disposal system, during Exercise Neptune Warrior off Scotland. Seafox is described by the MOD as "state of the art fire and forget system, capable of destroying mines in depths of up to 300 metres".

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References

External links

* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/463.html Royal Navy Hunt class page] .
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/hunt.htm Hunt class MCMV] unofficial page.


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