HMS Cottesmore (M32)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Cottesmore (M32) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Launched: | 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hunt class MCMV |
| Displacement: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 60 m |
| Beam: | 9.8 m |
| Draught: | 2.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonar Type 2193 |
| Armament: | 1 × 40 mm Bofors Mark 9, replaced by 1 × 30 mm MSI DS-30B gun |
| Notes: | Mine counter measures equipment: 2 × PAP remotely controlled submarines (ROV) MS 14 Magnetic loop Sperry MSSA Acoustic generator K8 Oropesa sweeps |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cottesmore.
HMS Cottesmore (M32) was a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and decommissioned in 2005.
Lieutenant-Commander His Royal Highness The Duke of York commanded HMS Cottesmore from April 1993 until November 1994.
She was decommissioned in September 2005. Her ship's bell and other memorabilia were presented to the village of Cottesmore, Rutland.
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