HMS Bicester (M36)
HMS Bicester was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the Royal Navy. She was sold to the Greek Navy in 2001 as Europa.[1][2]
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| Name: | HMS Bicester |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched: | 4 June 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | 2000 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: M36 |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece |
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| Operator: | Hellenic Navy |
| Acquired: | 2001 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: M62 |
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| Class and type: | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement: | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Sonar Type 2193 |
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References
- "Mine Countermeasure Vessels". Royal Navy. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- "HMS Bicester (M36)". World Naval ships. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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