HMS Hurworth (M39)

	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, wife of Admiral Sir David Hallifax KCB KCVO KBE
Commissioned	2 July 1985
Homeport	HMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire
Identification	Pennant number: M39; IMO number: 8401509; MMSI number: 232002833; Callsign: GBPL;
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Hunt-class 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 Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	6 officers and 39 ratings
Sensors and ; 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); 2 × General purpose machine guns;

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

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