HMS Hurworth (M39)

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

HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.

HMS Hurworth operating in the English Channel
History
United Kingdom
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
Identification	Pennant number: M39 IMO number: 4906678[3] MMSI number: 234600000[3] Callsign: GBPL
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
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)
Propulsion	2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	6 officers and 39 ratings
Sensors & processing systems	Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare & decoys	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament	1 × 30mm DS30B S30GM1 3 × Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)[5] 2 × General purpose machine guns

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]