Sistemas navales

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt

Also known as
  • Clase Hunt
  • Cazaminas clase Hunt
  • Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt
  • Cazaminas Hunt class

La clase Hunt es una clase britanica de buques de contramedidas de minas construida principalmente por Vosper Thornycroft, con algunos cascos construidos por Yarrow Shipbuilders, para trabajos de caza y despeje de minas con baja firma. Fuentes de la Royal Navy y del Ministry of Defence documentan al HMS Brocklesby despejando un canal minado hacia Umm Qasr durante la guerra de Irak de 2003 y destruyendo una mina cerca de Misurata durante la campana de Libia de 2011 con sonar y el sistema de eliminacion de minas SeaFox.

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt, Clase de buque de contramedidas de minas, Sistemas navales
Image source: Wikimedia Commons: HMS Brocklesby deployed on Op KIPION MOD 45167666

Role in Conflicts

Mine-Clearance Service Context

Los buques de la clase Hunt combinan un casco de plastico reforzado con fibra de vidrio y baja firma con sonar de caza de minas, buzos de despeje y sistemas de eliminacion de minas lanzados desde el buque. La Royal Navy describe los buques activos de la clase Hunt como plataformas que usan sonar de alta definicion para encontrar minas y explosivos perdidos antes de que los buzos o el sistema embarcado SeaFox los destruyan.

ContextoFuncion documentadaPor que importa
Umm Qasr, 2003El HMS Brocklesby despejo un canal de aproximacion minado hacia el puerto iraqui.El trabajo ayudo a reabrir el acceso por mar para el control de la coalicion y el transporte de ayuda humanitaria.
Misurata, 2011El HMS Brocklesby uso sonar y SeaFox para localizar y destruir una mina cerca de la entrada del puerto.El despeje redujo la amenaza para los buques de ayuda y el trafico de evacuacion durante la campana de Libia.
Funcion de flotaLos buques de la clase Hunt de la Royal Navy siguen configurados para busqueda en el fondo marino, neutralizacion de minas y tareas secundarias de patrulla.La clase se entiende mejor como una plataforma de guerra de minas que como un patrullero armado con canones.
Profile / Specs

Specifications

Desplazamiento
750 toneladas
Eslora
60 metros
Manga
10,5 metros
Calado
3,4 metros
Velocidad
15 nudos
Dotacion
45
Sonar
Sonar cazaminas Type 2193 de banda ancha y alta definicion
Contramedidas
Sistema de eliminacion de minas SeaFox
Timeline

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt Key Events

  1. Primer buque de la clase Hunt botado

    La lista de unidades de GlobalSecurity registra al Brecon como el primer buque botado en la serie de construccion de la clase Hunt.

    Sources: Hunt Class unit list - GlobalSecurity

  2. Cierra la serie de construccion de la clase

    GlobalSecurity registra al Quorn como el ultimo buque de la serie de la clase Hunt, con la mayoria de los cascos construidos por Vosper Thornycroft y dos por Yarrow Shipbuilders.

    Sources: Hunt Class unit list - GlobalSecurity

  3. Brocklesby despeja el canal de Umm Qasr

    La Royal Navy y la cobertura contemporanea situan al HMS Brocklesby en trabajos de despeje de minas en Umm Qasr, donde las fuerzas de la coalicion necesitaban abrir la via navegable para el acceso portuario y el transporte de ayuda.

    Sources: HMS Brocklesby (M33), Iraq's Umm Qasr Port Demining Process Well Under Way - VOA

  4. Mision de despeje de minas en Misurata

    El Ministry of Defence dijo que el HMS Brocklesby comenzo a despejar minas en Misurata despues de que fuerzas de la OTAN observaran a fuerzas pro-Gaddafi colocando artefactos explosivos cerca del puerto.

    Sources: HMS Brocklesby returns from Libya mission - GOV.UK

  5. Brocklesby reconocido por el despeje de minas en Libia

    El Ministry of Defence del Reino Unido dijo que el HMS Brocklesby habia despejado minas frente a Libia y fue nombrado el mejor cazaminas britanico por ese trabajo.

    Sources: HMS Brocklesby rewarded for part in Libya mission - GOV.UK

Media

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt Videos

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt Images

Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt, Clase de buque de contramedidas de minas, Sistemas navales - view 1
Source: Wikimedia Commons: HMS Ledbury underway in the Arabian Gulf
Buque de contramedidas de minas clase Hunt, Clase de buque de contramedidas de minas, Sistemas navales - view 2
Source: Wikimedia Commons: HMS Hurworth M39
Related Weapon Systems
Hunt class, Mine countermeasures vessel class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHunt classMine countermeasures vessel classThe Hunt class is a British mine countermeasures vessel class built by Vosper Thornycroft and Yarrow Shipbuilders for low-signature minehunting, route clearance, and coastal patrol work. Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence sources document HMS Brocklesby clearing mined approaches in the Gulf, Iraq, and Libya, while the remaining Royal Navy ships use sonar, clearance divers, glass-reinforced plastic hulls, and SeaFox mine-disposal vehicles to find and neutralize mines.
Sandown class, Single-role minehunter, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsSandown classSingle-role minehunterThe Sandown class is a British single-role minehunter family built by Vosper Thornycroft around a low-signature hull, Type 2093 sonar, remote mine-disposal vehicles, and light self-defense armament. Royal Navy and export ships have served in mine-countermeasures roles with the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Estonia, Ukraine, and Romania; a 2025 House of Commons Library briefing described HMS Bangor as the last Sandown-class vessel in Royal Navy service. Direct conflict sourcing places HMS Sandown in NATO Adriatic ordnance clearance after Operation Allied Force and Sandown-class vessels in coalition route-clearance work around Umm Qasr during the 2003 Iraq War.
Tripartite class minehunter, Minehunter class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsTripartite class minehunterMinehunter classThe Tripartite class is a Franco-Belgian-Dutch minehunter family built around low-magnetic composite hulls, precise minehunting propulsion, hull sonar, divers, and remote mine-disposal vehicles. The French Éridan, Dutch Alkmaar, and Belgian Flower/Aster branches gave NATO navies a common Cold War mine-countermeasures design, later exported or transferred to Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. French ships are documented clearing Iraqi mines off Kuwait in the 1990 Gulf War, while Belgian and Dutch Tripartite-family boats were transferred to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War for maritime security and future Black Sea mine clearance.
HMS Stirling Castle, Mine countermeasures mothership, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHMS Stirling CastleMine countermeasures mothershipHMS Stirling Castle is the Royal Navy's specialist mine countermeasures mothership, converted from the former offshore support vessel Island Crown to host autonomous mine-hunting systems rather than conduct mine clearance with a traditional crewed minehunter. Built by Vard Brevik in Norway and based at Portsmouth, the ship stores, prepares, deploys, recovers, and transports uncrewed surface vessels, underwater vehicles, remote command equipment, and mission containers for the Royal Navy's Mine Hunting Capability programme.
Frankenthal class minehunter, Minehunter class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsFrankenthal class minehunterMinehunter classThe Frankenthal class is the German Navy's Type/Class 332 minehunter family, built from a Hameln-derived common platform by Lürssen, Abeking & Rasmussen, and Krögerwerft. Bundeswehr data describe ten MJ332 boats with non-magnetic steel hulls, Seefuchs/SeaFox mine-disposal drones, mine rails, diver facilities, and MJ332B, MJ332C, and MJ332CL mission fits, while former German hulls also served the UAE as Al Murjan-class mine-countermeasure vessels.
Project 1265 Yakhont / Sonya-class minesweeper, Coastal minesweeper / minehunter, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 1265 Yakhont / Sonya-class minesweeperCoastal minesweeper / minehunterThe Project 1265 Yakhont, better known as the Sonya-class minesweeper, is a Soviet wooden-hulled coastal mine-countermeasure vessel family built for shallow-water sweeping and minehunting work. RussianShips.info traces the baseline and export lines through Avangard and Vladivostok shipyards, while USNI News identifies Ukraine's Sonya-class minehunter as one of the mine-warfare vessels lost during Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Sources

Royal Navy Hunt class overviewPublisher: Royal Navy | Note: Supports the Hunt class role as a mine countermeasures vessel family and the use of high-definition sonar, clearance divers, and the SeaFox mine disposal system. | Accessed: 2026-07-01HMS Brocklesby (M33)Publisher: Royal Navy | Note: Supports Brocklesby's mine counter-measures role, glass-reinforced plastic hull, SeaFox UUV fit, offshore patrol secondary role, and 2003 Iraq War channel-clearance service at Umm Qasr. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - GlobalSecurityPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the class specifications including displacement, length, beam, draught, speed, complement, sonar, countermeasures, and propulsion. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Hunt Class unit list - GlobalSecurityPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the class build run, including the Vosper Thornycroft and Yarrow Shipbuilders production split and the late-1970s to 1989 commission timeline. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Iraq's Umm Qasr Port Demining Process Well Under Way - VOAPublisher: Voice of America | Note: Supports 2003 Iraq War direct conflict use by identifying Brocklesby as one of the ships clearing a channel at Umm Qasr during coalition mine-clearance work. | Accessed: 2026-07-01HMS Brocklesby returns from Libya mission - GOV.UKPublisher: Ministry of Defence | Note: Supports 2011 First Libyan Civil War direct conflict use by documenting HMS Brocklesby's retasking to Libya operations and mine clearance at Misurata with sonar and SeaFox. | Accessed: 2026-07-01HMS Brocklesby rewarded for part in Libya mission - GOV.UKPublisher: Ministry of Defence | Note: Supports 2011 First Libyan Civil War direct conflict use by documenting Brocklesby's Libya mine-clearance award, mine destruction near Misurata, and live mine-clearance work near enemy artillery and rockets. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Wikimedia Commons: HMS Brocklesby deployed on Op KIPION MOD 45167666Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the primary image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Wikimedia Commons: HMS Ledbury underway in the Arabian GulfPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for a gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Wikimedia Commons: HMS Hurworth M39Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for a second gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-01