River-class minesweeper

1. River-class minesweeper · Wikipedia revision 1345238449 ↗

   Name

   Infobox · Name

   River class

   Builders

   Infobox · Builders

   Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited

   Operators

   Infobox · Operators

   Royal Navy Brazilian Navy Bangladesh Navy Guyana Coast Guard

   Preceded by

   Infobox · Preceded by

   Ton class

   Cost

   Infobox · Cost

   £4.6 million each

   In commission

   Infobox · In commission

   1984–2001

   Completed

   Infobox · Completed

   12

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Minesweeper

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   850 long tons (864 t) standard 890 long tons (904 t) full

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   47 m (154 ft 2 in)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)

   Draught

   Infobox · Draught

   3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   2 shafts, Ruston 6RKC diesels , 3,040 bhp (2,267 kW)

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   5 officers and 23 ratings (accommodation for 36: 7 officers and 29 ratings)

   Armament

   Infobox · Armament

   1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Mark 3 2 × 7.62 mm L7 GPMGs

   Role

   Lead · explicitly stated equipment role

   The River class was a class of minesweeper built for the British Royal Navy in the 1980s, designated Fleet Minesweepers (MSF ).

   Source measurement

   Article text · Design · p 3

   The River-class MSF was equipped with the Wire Sweep Mark 9 (WS 9) which was capable of performing Extra Deep Armed Team Sweeping (EDATS). Operating in pairs (or a number of pairs in formation), they towed a sweep between the two ships that followed the profile of the bottom and cut the mooring wires of the mines; these released mines would then be destroyed on the surface with gunfire. The WS 9 was able to be used for "mechanical" sweeping in this manner or "influence" sweeping whereby a transducer was towed through the water generating noise, both acoustic and electro-magnetic, that simulated a larger high value unit. The Rivers were also armed with a single 40 mm Bofors gun on the manually operated World War II -era Mark III mounting, and two L7 GPMGs .

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   Country of origin

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   Country of origin

   List of active Bangladesh Navy ships · Surface fleet · Mine countermeasure vessels · Active (5) · table 8, row 3 · revision 1333640399 · Origin column 5

   River class Minesweeper BNS Shapla (M95) BNS Shaikat (M96) BNS Surovi (M97) BNS Shaibal (M98) United Kingdom 904 tons

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