HMAS Rushcutter (M 80)

HMAS Rushcutter (M 80) was one of two Bay class minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Carrington Slipways at its Ramsay Fibreglass facility in Tomago, New South Wales.[2] She was launched on 8 May 1986 and commissioned on 1 November 1986.[2] She was decommissioned on 14 August 2001.[2] She and sister ship HMAS Shoalwater were sold in 2002 for service in the Persian Gulf.[3] At some point before 2013, the vessel ended up in private hands in Rozelle Bay.

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Rushcutter.

The former HMAS Rushcutter, underway on Rozelle Bay, New South Wales, in March 2014
History
Australia
Name: Rushcutter
Namesake: Rushcutters Bay
Builder: Carrington Slipways
Launched: 3 May 1986
Commissioned: 1 November 1986
Decommissioned: 14 August 2001
Fate: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Bay class minehunter
Displacement: 178 tons full load
Length: 101.7 ft (31.0 m)
Beam: 29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Draught: 6.6 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion: 2 Poyaud 520-V8-S2 diesel generators, 650 PS (478 kW)
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range: 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 14 (3 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 navigational
  • Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DSQS-11M hull-mounted mine-hunting
Armament: 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
Notes: Taken from:[1]

References
  1. Sharpe (ed.), Richard (March 1996). Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-97 (99th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 29. ISBN 0-7106-1355-5. OCLC 34998928.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "Hunters Paid Off". Navy News. 3 September 2001. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.



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