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The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. As built, they combined the separate roles of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull, but later modifications saw the removal of mine-sweeping equipment. They have a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels.

Development

Upon introduction in the early 1980s they were the largest warships ever built out of glass-reinforced plastic[1] and were the last in operation to use the Napier Deltic diesel engine. All were built by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston except Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, which were built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited on the River Clyde. Шаблон:HMS was the last ship of the class launched.

Following the sale of Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS to the Greek Navy, the sale of Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS to the Lithuanian Navy and the decommissioning of Шаблон:HMS, a contract to re-engine the remaining eight vessels was signed by BAE Systems in 2008, whereby the existing 30-year old Napier Deltic 9-59K power units were replaced by Caterpillar CAT C32 engines, together with new gearboxes, bow thrusters, propellers and control systems, in a six year refurbishment programme that was completed in 2018.

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 at a distance of up to Шаблон:Convert.[2] In late 2007 Chiddingfold used the Seafox drone, the Royal Navy's mine disposal system, during Exercise Neptune Warrior off Scotland. Seafox is described by the MOD as a "state of the art fire and forget system, capable of destroying mines in depths of up to 300 metres".

The 2021 defence white paper announced that all the Hunt-class vessels would be retired from Royal Navy service in the 2020s and replaced by automated systems.[3] It was subsequently indicated that the withdrawal would occur in the 2029 to 2031 period.[4]

In 2023, the navy began to take delivery of six REMUS 300 small autonomous underwater vehicles (SAUVs), produced by Huntington Ingalls Industries. The system is being acquired to enhance the capabilities of the Hunt-class ships and has a reported operating depth of 300 meters with an endurance time of up to 20 hours.[5][6]

Ships in the class

All 13 ships of this class re-used names from the World War II Шаблон:Sclass2. Four of the names had also been used for World War I Шаблон:Sclass2s: these were HMS Bicester, Cattistock, Cottesmore and Quorn. Шаблон:HMS had been a paddlewheel minesweeper in 1916, and Шаблон:HMS was a coaster taken up from trade in 1916.Шаблон:Citation needed

Navy Name Pennant number Builder Launched Commissioned Status
Шаблон:RN Шаблон:HMS M29 Vosper Thornycroft 1978 1980 Decommissioned, now training ship at Шаблон:HMS
Шаблон:HMS M30 Vosper Thornycroft 1979 1981 In active service
Шаблон:HMS M31 Vosper Thornycroft 1981 1982 In active service
Шаблон:HMS M33 Vosper Thornycroft 1982 1983 In active service
Шаблон:HMS M34 Yarrow Shipbuilders 1983 1984 In active service
Шаблон:HMS M37 Vosper Thornycroft 1983 1984 In active service
Шаблон:HMS M38 Vosper Thornycroft 1986 1986 Decommissioned 14 December 2017
Шаблон:HMS M39 Vosper Thornycroft 1984 1985 In active service
Шаблон:Navy Europa M62 Vosper Thornycroft 1985 1988 / 2001 In active service, former Шаблон:HMS
Kallisto M63 Vosper Thornycroft 1986 1986 / 2000 Former Шаблон:HMS, cut in two in a collision with a container ship on 27 October 2020.[7]
Шаблон:Naval Skalvis M53 Yarrow Shipbuilders 1982 1983 / 2011 In active service, former Шаблон:HMS
Kuršis M54 Vosper Thornycroft 1982 1983 / 2011 In active service, former Шаблон:HMS
Шаблон:HMS M41 Vosper Thornycroft 1988 1989 / 2020 (M) Decommissioned 14 December 2017. Sold to Lithuania in 2020. Undergoing modernization to enter LNF in 2023.

See also

References

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External links

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