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HMS Cattistock is a minehunter. Her crew use innovative technology and carefully honed skills to to clear the oceans of hidden dangers.
HMS Cattistock (M31) is currently on deployment
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The small, but perfectly formed Cattistock is built from glass-reinforced plastic which makes her somewhat less noticeable to the lurking dangers in the minefield. She is a Hunt-class minehunter, and lives up to her name by using high definition sonar to hunt the world's seabeds for mines and lost explosives. Once the modern or historic target has been identified, her crew get to work to safely neutralise dangers using either the on-board clearance diving teams or the Seafox mine disposal system.
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Minehunters like Cattistock play a vital role in maintaining the freedom of navigation on the high seas and supporting the UK’s international trade by searching for (and safely removing) mines so larger ships can enjoy safe passage. Her next mission is to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) as part of a three month deployment to the Baltic Sea. She will take part in a series of multinational exercises and operations alongside their NATO partners, including Force Integration Training and Historical Ordnance Disposal.
The first was a 730-ton minesweeper, launched in 1917, which served in minesweeping flotillas in the Atlantic, the North Sea and in the Baltic.
The second Cattistock was a Type 1 Hunt-class destroyer. During the invasion of Normandy, she attacked bombarding German invasion barges in Dunkirk.
Today's minehunter was commissioned into the Navy in June 1982, and has been serving proudly ever since.
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