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Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel

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The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. [1]

26 relations: Diesel engine, Exercise Joint Warrior, Fiberglass, FN MAG, HMS Berkeley (M40), HMS Bicester (M36), HMS Cottesmore (M32), HMS Dulverton (M35), HMS Raleigh (shore establishment), Mine countermeasures vessel, Minehunter, Minesweeper, Minigun, Napier Deltic, Patrol boat, Pennant number, River Clyde, Royal Navy, Sandown-class minehunter, Seafox drone, Ship class, Sonar, VT Group, Woolston, Southampton, Yarrow Shipbuilders, 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun.

Diesel engine

The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression (adiabatic compression).

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Exercise Joint Warrior

Exercise Joint Warrior is a major bi-annual multi-national military exercise which takes place in the United Kingdom, predominately in north west Scotland.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (US) or fibreglass (UK) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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FN MAG

The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier.

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HMS Berkeley (M40)

HMS Berkeley was a of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Bicester (M36)

HMS Bicester was a of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Cottesmore (M32)

HMS Cottesmore was a of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel.

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HMS Dulverton (M35)

HMS Dulverton was a of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel.

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HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)

HMS Raleigh is the modern-day basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Mine countermeasures vessel

A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a minesweeper and minehunter in one hull.

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Minehunter

A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines.

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Minesweeper

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to engage in minesweeping.

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Minigun

The M134 Minigun is a 7.62×51mm NATO, six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute) which can also fire at a high sustained rate.

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Napier Deltic

The Napier Deltic engine is a British opposed-piston valveless, supercharged uniflow scavenged, two-stroke Diesel engine used in marine and locomotive applications, designed and produced by D. Napier & Son.

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Patrol boat

A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence duties.

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Pennant number

In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of pendant number, which it was called before 1948).

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River Clyde

The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sandown-class minehunter

The Sandown class is a class of fifteen minehunters built primarily for the Royal Navy.

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Seafox drone

The Seafox is an anti-mine marine drone.

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Ship class

A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design.

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Sonar

Sonar (originally an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

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VT Group

VT Group is a privately held United States defence and services company, with its origins in a former British shipbuilding group, previously known as Vosper Thornycroft.

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Woolston, Southampton

Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen.

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Yarrow Shipbuilders

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL), often styled as simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde.

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30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun

The 30mm DS30M Mark 2 is a ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt-class_mine_countermeasures_vessel

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