HMS Cattistock (M31)

HMS Cattistock, the third ship of this name, is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1981 and commissioned on 5 March 1982, the third ship of her class.

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

HMS Cattistock in 2011
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cattistock
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered29 January 1979
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched22 January 1981
Commissioned5 March 1982
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
Identification
Honours and
awards		Northern Persian Gulf (1990–91)
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (from 1981)
  • 2 × Caterpillar C32 Acert diesel engines, 1,900 hp each (since 2015)
Speed17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement48 (5 officers & 43 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems		Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament
  • 1 × 30mm DS30B S30GM1
  • 2 × Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)
  • 3 × General purpose machine guns
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