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Minehunter
Lerici-class minehunter is a minehunter. It was built by Intermarine SpA. Reported operators include Italian Navy Algerian National Navy Royal Australian Navy Finnish Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Nigerian Navy Republic of China Navy Royal Thai Navy United States Navy.
ItalyLerici-class minehunter
Javier Bueno Iturbe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedLerici class
Intermarine SpA
Italian Navy Algerian National Navy Royal Australian Navy Finnish Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Nigerian Navy Republic of China Navy Royal Thai Navy United States Navy
Subclasses: Lerici class Second Series Lerici class or Gaeta class Export derivatives: Mahamiru class (Malaysia and Nigeria) Osprey class (United States) Huon class (Australia) Lat Ya class (Thailand) Katanpää class (Finland)
1985–1997 (Italian-operated vessels)
5 (Taiwan)
2 (Algeria) 1 (Taiwan)
12 (Italy) 1 (Algeria) 3 (Finland) 4 (Malaysia) 2 (Nigeria) 12 (USA) 6 (Australia) 2 (Thailand)
6 (Thailand)
Minehunter
- 635 t (625 long tons ) full load - 503 t (495 long tons) light
49.98 m (164 ft 0 in)
9.56 m (31 ft 4 in)
2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
- (Italian Lerici ): 1 × diesel engine Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BL-230.8M, 1,089 kW (1,460 bhp), driving a single variable pitch propeller - (Italian Lerici ): 3 × active rudders by 3 diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS 6V
- 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) maximum speed - 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) minehunting speed
1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
2 remote-operated mine-clearance vehicles
47: 4 officers, 7 clearance divers , 36 ratings
VDS FIAR SQQ-14 (IT) sonar
1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
All other characteristics as above are taken from:
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 49.98 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 49.98 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 49.98 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Lerici-class minehunter equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ItalyNaval inventory of the source class and listed configurations; excludes orders and construction. Source-year holdings, not immediately deployable strength.
MalaysiaReported count for Mahamiru. Service scope: Royal Malaysian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 4. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Italian Navy Algerian National Navy Royal Australian Navy Finnish Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Nigerian Navy Republic of China Navy Royal Thai Navy United States Navy
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