Английская Википедия:Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship class overviewШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsThe 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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