Huon class minehunter

Huon class minehunter

The "Huon" class Minehunter Coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy to meet the need for an advanced mine detection platform to secure Australian waters. Based on the Gaeta class minehunters designed for the Italian Navy, the Australian Department of Defence's Sea 1555 project called for similar vessels to be constructed by Australian Defence Industries (ADI), based on the "Gaetas", but modified with increased mine warfare capabilities, improved accommodation, and a suitability for Australian conditions.cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/msd/sea1555/sea1555.cfm |title=Defence Materiel Organisation - Sea 1555 Project |accessdate=2007-01-16 |date=2006-06-13 |publisher=Department of Defence - Australian Government]

The AU$1 billion contract was awarded to ADI in August 1994, with six "Huon" class ships built in total; all six were named after famous Australian rivers. All six vessels were built on schedule, with five of the six completely constructed at a site in Newcastle, New South Wales. The hull of HMAS "Huon" was laid down at the Intermarine SpA Sarzana shipyard in Italy, and was transferred out to ADI's Newcastle facility, arriving on 31 August 1995. [cite web |url=http://www.adi-limited.com/default.asp?page=164 |title=Huon Class Minehunter Ships |accessdate=2007-01-16 |publisher=ADI (now Thales Australia)]

"Huon" class minehunters are built with a fibre reinforced plastic hull, moulded in a single monocoque skin with no ribs or framework; providing increased shock resistance and a low magnetic signature when compared to conventional metal-hulled vessels.

All six vessels are based at HMAS "Waterhen", which serves as the home base of the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group.

As part of the force structure changes arising from the 2003 Defence Capability Review two "Huon" class ships were deactivated and placed in reserve. [cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Hilltpl.cfm?CurrentId=3252|title=Defence Capability Review |accessdate=2007-01-16 |date=2003-11-07 |publisher=Minister of Defence (Australia)] HMAS "Huon" was deactivated in early 2006, [cite news |first=Michael |last=Brooke |title=Huon deactivated |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4904/topstories/story13.htm |work=Navy News (Volume 49, No. 4) |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |pages= |page= |date=2006-03-23 |accessdate=2007-01-23] but was reactivated later in the year, while HMAS "Hawkesbury"’s planned deactivation was cancelled so the ships could be used as patrol boats. [cite news |last=Brooke |first=Michael |title=Huons reactivated |work=Navy News (Volume 49, No. 9) |pages= |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |date=2006-06-01 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4909/topstories/story10.htm |accessdate =2007-03-03]

Mine Countermeasures

* Clearance Diving equipment & Cowan 2-man dual compartment recompression chamber
* Oropesa mechanical sweep
* Capable of towing AMASS Influence Sweep

References

*cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Huon_Class |title=Huon Class |accessdate=2008-09-04 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy


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