HMS ''Dulverton'' was a of the British
Royal Navy
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, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel. The ship was declared surplus to requirement and put on the
MoD
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list for disposal in 2004. In 2008 she was bought by
Lithuania
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, along with
''Cottesmore''.
Thales
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was awarded the prime contractorship to upgrade the vessels with a technologically advanced minehunting system, including the hull-mounted Sonar 2193 system, propulsion, command and control systems, and mine disposal systems. The ship entered service with the
Lithuanian navy
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in 2011 as ''Kuršis''.
References
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels
1982 ships
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