Hunt Class

The Hunt-class live up to their name – minehunters. Using high-definition sonar, they hunt the world’s seabeds for mines and lost explosives, which are then destroyed by the Hunt-class ship’s own clearance diving teams or the Seafox mine-disposal system. The small, but perfectly-formed ships boast glass-reinforced plastic hulls to conceal their presence from the lurking underwater threat of sea-mines. Although relatively small at just 750 tonnes, the Hunts are valuable assets for the Navy’s fleet. These ships clear the way of mines to allow safe passage for larger forces, swiftly detecting and destroying any hidden dangers from sea lanes. Portsmouth is the home of the Hunt-class fleet of mine-countermeasures vessels – or MCMVs.