Huon Class Minehunters Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
172'
Engines:
1 diesel, 3 thrusters
Beam:
32'
Shafts:
1
Draft:
9'8"
HP:
1,985 bhp (thrusters 120 hp)
Displacement:
720 (full)
Speed:
14 knots (diesel) 6 knots (thrusters)
Complement:
43
Range:
1,600 NM @ 12 knots

Armament as built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
Maximum Range / Ceiling
1
30mm DS30B
Single Mount
10,930 yards / 9,021 feet (AA)


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Intermarine S.p.A. (a)
Sarzana, Italy

July 25, 1997
May 15, 1999
Fate
 
Active in commission as of 2020.
Homeport: HMAS Waterhen, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Note: Hull constructed at Intermarine S.p.A., completed at
Australian Defence Industries.
         
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Australian Defence Industries
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Apr. 24, 1998
Feb. 12, 2000
Fate
Awaiting disposal as of 2020.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Australian Defence Industries
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

May 3, 1999
Aug. 26, 2000
Fate
Awaiting disposal as of 2020.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Gascoyne M-85
Australian Defence Industries
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Mar. 11, 2000
June 2, 2001
Fate
Active in commission as of 2020.
Homeport: HMAS Waterhen, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Australian Defence Industries
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Dec. 2, 2000
May 4, 2002
Fate
Active in commission as of 2020.
Homeport: HMAS Waterhen, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Australian Defence Industries
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

January 19, 2002
March 1, 2003
Fate
Active in commission as of 2020.
Homeport: HMAS Waterhen, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, Australia.


Page published Apr. 16, 2020