HMS Brecon (M29)

HMS Brecon
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Brecon
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched1978
Commissioned18 December 1979
Decommissioned19 July 2005
IdentificationPennant number: M29
StatusTraining ship[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[2]
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems
Sonar Type 2193
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament

HMS Brecon was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel that served with the Royal Navy. Her pennant number was M29.

  1. ^ "HMS Raleigh Training Establishment". Royal Navy. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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