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Hunt-class Mine Countermeasures Vessels
Hunt-class may refer to: * Hunt-class minesweeper (1916) * Hunt-class destroyer (built 1939–1943) * Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (built 1978–1988) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunt-class Minesweeper (1916)
The Hunt-class minesweeper was a class of minesweeping sloop built between 1916 and 1919 for the Royal Navy. They were built in two discrete groups, the earlier ''Belvoir'' group designed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company and the subsequent (and slightly larger) ''Aberdare'' group designed by the Admiralty. They were classed as Fleet Minesweeping Sloops, that is ships intended to clear open water. The ''Belvoir'' group were named after British fox hunts. Those of the ''Aberdare'' group were originally named after coastal towns, watering places and fishing ports, some of which happened to be hunts by coincidence. However, all were soon renamed after inland locations to prevent confusion caused by the misunderstanding of signals and orders. Design These ships had twin screws and had forced-draught coal burning boilers; that is they burned pulverised coal in an artificially augmented airstream. One consequence of this was that they produced a lot of smoke, so much so that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunt-class Destroyer
The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War, particularly on the British east coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts. The modern Hunt-class GRP hulled mine countermeasure vessels maintain the Hunt names lineage in the Royal Navy. History The Royal Navy had identified the need for two types of destroyer: larger vessels with heavy gun and torpedo armaments for fleet work and another type for escort duties. Although old fleet destroyers could be allocated to escort work, they were unsuitable for the task and new construction replaced them. Fleet destroyers were designed for speed and their machinery was inefficient at convoy speeds, reducing their range. Their shape made them poor sea boats at low speed, also exacerbated by additional equipment on the superstructure. Modifications were needed to ease these problems. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
