For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hurworth.
 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 |
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| Status: | in active service, as of 2026[update] |
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| Class & type: | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement: | 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[4] |
| Length: | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
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| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement: | 6 officers and 39 ratings |
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HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.
Service history[]
In 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.[6]
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.[7]
Affiliations[]
- Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington[8]
References[]
- ↑ "HMS Hurworth - Ship's Sponsor". http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2016.
- ↑ Olver, Jeremy. "Hunt Class MCMVs". http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Today/hunt.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ship Particulars/IMO 4906678 Hurworth". International Maritime Organization. https://gisis.imo.org/Public/SHIPS/ShipDetails.aspx?IMONumber=4906678.
- ↑ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". 11 July 2011. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hms-hunt-specs.htm.
- ↑ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. https://www.navylookout.com/in-focus-the-fleet-solid-support-ship-design/.
- ↑ MV Herald of Free Enterprise: Report of Court No. 8074 Formal Investigation (Report). UK Department of Transport. 1987. ISBN 0-11-550828-7. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54c1704ce5274a15b6000025/FormalInvestigation_HeraldofFreeEnterprise-MSA1894.pdf.
- ↑ "Warship helps to mark Great Yarmouth charter weekend". 1 March 2009. http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED01%20Mar%202009%2019%3A23%3A21%3A970.
- ↑ "HMS Hurworth". http://www.hurworth.org.uk/hms_hurworth.htm.
External links[]
- "HMS Hurworth". http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-hurworth.
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