HMS Hurworth (M39)

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

HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hurworth
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched25 September 1984
Sponsored byLady Anne Hallifax,[1] wife of Admiral Sir David Hallifax KCB KCVO KBE
Commissioned2 July 1985[2]
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
Identification
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[4]
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement6 officers and 39 ratings
Sensors &
processing systems		Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament

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

References

  1. ^ "HMS Hurworth - Ship's Sponsor". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ Olver, Jeremy. "Hunt Class MCMVs". Warships. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ship Particulars/IMO 4906678 Hurworth". Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). International Maritime Organization. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ MV Herald of Free Enterprise: Report of Court No. 8074 Formal Investigation (PDF) (Report). UK Department of Transport. 1987. ISBN 0-11-550828-7.
  7. ^ "Warship helps to mark Great Yarmouth charter weekend". Eastern Daily Press. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  8. ^ "HMS Hurworth". Hurworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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