&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Middleton_(M34)_(Portsmouth).jpg) HMS Middleton in Portsmouth
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Middleton |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched | 27 April 1983[1] |
| Sponsored by | Lady Blake |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1984[2] |
| Homeport | HMNB Portsmouth |
| Identification |
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| Status | Ship in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement | 750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[3] |
| Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesels[4] |
| Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems | Sonar Type 2193 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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HMS Middleton is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy. As of 2021, she forms part of 9th Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating out of HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
The ship was launched by Lord and Lady Blaker in 1983: Lady Blaker remains the patron of the ship.[6]
- ^ "Ship of the Month: Background on HMS Middleton". Navy News. October 2001. Archived from the original on 5 January 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "HMS Middleton". This is Middleton.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Ministry of Defence (12 March 2012). "Minehunter's upgrade reaches major milestone". Gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "'Lucky' lady sees her ship off to the Gulf". Manchester Evening News. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2019.