HMS Hurworth (M39)

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

History
HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Hurworth
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched:	25 September 1984
Sponsored by:	Lady Anne Halifax,^[1] wife of Admiral Sir David Halifax KCB, KCVO, KBE
Commissioned:	2 July 1985^[2]
Homeport:	HMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
Identification:	Pennant number: M39
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
Speed:	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement:	45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and processing systems:	Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare & decoys:	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament:	1 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 × Miniguns 3 × General purpose machine guns

HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel 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

Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington^[5]

References

External links

Royal Navy - HMS Hurworth (royalnavy.mod.uk)
Media related to HMS Hurworth (M39) at Wikimedia Commons

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels

Royal Navy	Atherstone Berkeley Bicester Brecon Brocklesby Cattistock Chiddingfold Cottesmore Dulverton Hurworth Ledbury Middleton Quorn

Hellenic Navy	Europa Kallisto

Lithuanian Naval Force	Skalvis Kuršis

List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy

Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy

Submarines

Vanguard class	Vanguard Victorious Vigilant Vengeance

Trafalgar class	Torbay Trenchant Talent Triumph

Astute class	Astute Ambush Artful

Destroyers

Type 45	Daring Dauntless Diamond Dragon Defender Duncan

Frigates

Type 23	Argyll Lancaster Iron Duke Monmouth Montrose Westminster Northumberland Richmond Somerset Sutherland Kent Portland St Albans

Amphibious
warfare ships

Albion-class LPD	Albion Bulwark

Ocean-class LPH	Ocean

Mine counter
measures vessels

Sandown class	Penzance Pembroke Grimsby Bangor Ramsey Blyth Shoreham

Hunt class	Ledbury Cattistock Brocklesby Middleton Chiddingfold Atherstone Hurworth Quorn

Patrol vessels

Ice patrol vessel	Protector

River class	Mersey Severn Tyne Clyde

Archer class	Archer Biter Smiter Blazer Puncher Charger Ranger Trumpeter Express Example Explorer Exploit Tracker Raider Pursuer Dasher

Scimitar class	Scimitar Sabre

Survey vessels

Ocean survey vessel	Scott

Echo class	Echo Enterprise

Survey launch	Gleaner

Miscellaneous
vessels

Type 82	Bristol (static training vessel)

Ship of the line	Victory (flagship of the First Sea Lord)

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