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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessellarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceHunt class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Hunt class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Hellenic Navy Lithuanian Naval Force[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Built | 1978–1988[source] | — |
| In commission | 1979–present |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 5
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Length
Single source22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
6 officers & 39 ratings
Single source45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Completed | 13[source] |
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| Active | 9 (5 RN, 1 Hellenic Navy, 3 Lithuanian Navy)[source] |
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| Laid up | 1 (former HMS Brecon now RN training vessel)[source] | — |
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| Lost | 1 (former Hellenic Navy HS Kallisto )[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2 (former HMS Chiddingfold & HMS Atherstone )[source] | — |
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| Type | Mine countermeasures vessel[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar Type 1007 I band/SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2193[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges[source] | — |
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| 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[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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