For other ships of the same name, see HMS Middleton.
| HMS Middleton (M34) | |
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| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Middleton |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 27 April 1983[1] |
| Sponsored by: | Lady Blaker |
| Commissioned: | 4 July 1984[2] |
| Homeport: | HMNB Portsmouth |
| Identification: | Pennant number: M34 |
| 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, Radar 1007 |
| Armament: |
Mine counter measures equipment:
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HMS Middleton is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy. She forms part of the Second Mine Countermeasures Squadron based in Portsmouth.
The ship was launched by Lord and Lady Blaker in 1983: Lady Blaker remains the patron of the ship.[3]
Affiliations[]
- Middleton, Rochdale
- Middleton and Chadderton Sea Cadets - TS Tremadoc Bay
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