HMS Ledbury (M30)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ledbury.

HMS Ledbury on Operation Kipion, 2020
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ledbury
Ordered31 March 1977[1]
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
LaunchedDecember 1979
Sponsored byLady Elizabeth Berthan[2]
Commissioned11 June 1981
HomeportHMS Jufair, Bahrain
Identification
MottoMors Mina ("Death to Mines")
Honours and
awards
StatusShip in active service
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[3]
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 × Caterpillar C32, 2 × FPP – 757 kW (1,015 hp)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × MIB Diving Support Boats
Complement45 (5 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems		Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament
HMS Ledbury in Portsmouth 2007

HMS Ledbury, the second ship of the name, is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the Royal Navy. She was launched in December 1979 and commissioned on 11 June 1981, the second ship of her class. She cost £65 million at time of building, which was at the time the most expensive cost-per-metre for any class of ship built by the Royal Navy.[2] Most of this cost went into the research and development of Ledbury's glass reinforced plastic hull.[5]

  1. ^ "Written Question: Service Men (Rehabilitation)". TheyWorkForYou. 27 October 1981. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "HMS Ledbury". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hunt class: HMS Ledbury: Introduction". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019.