For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hurworth.
| HMS Hurworth (M39) | |
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 HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| 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, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 60 m |
| Beam: | 9.8 m |
| Draught: | 2.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Sonar Type 2193 |
| Armament: |
Mine counter measures equipment:
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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.[3]
Affiliations[]
- Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington[4]
See also[]
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