Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel

	HMS Quorn in 2001
Class overview
Name	Hunt class
Builders	Vosper Thornycroft; Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited;
Operators	Royal Navy; Hellenic Navy; Lithuanian Naval Force;
Built	1978–1988
In commission	1979–present
Completed	13
Active	9
Laid up	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement	750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)
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 CAT C32 diesel; 2,000 shp (1,500 kW);
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Type 1007 I band/SharpEye navigation radar; Sonar Type 2193;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	SeaFox mine disposal system; Diver-placed explosive charges;
Armament	1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun; 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023); 3 × General purpose machine guns;

The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. As built, they combined the separate roles of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull, but later modifications saw the removal of mine-sweeping equipment. They have a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels.

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