The Bay-class Minehunter Inshores were a class of catamaran-hull mine warfare vessels operating with the Royal Australian Navy from 1986. Also referred to as the MHCAT (MineHunter CATamaran), the class was an attempt to produce a locally designed inshore mine warfare vessel. Two prototype ships were ordered in 1981, with the first ship, Rushcutter, commissioned in November 1986. The two ships experienced delays in construction, and the RAN resorted to acquiring six minesweeper auxiliaries (MSA) under the Craft of Opportunity Program to provide an interim mine-warfare capability, while also keeping Ton-class minesweeper HMAS Curlew in service until 1990, well beyond her intended decommissioning date. The ships did not enter service until 1993, due to problems with the sonar.
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| - Bay-class minehunter (en)
- Classe Bay (cacciamine) (it)
- Niszczyciele min typu Bay (pl)
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| - The Bay-class Minehunter Inshores were a class of catamaran-hull mine warfare vessels operating with the Royal Australian Navy from 1986. Also referred to as the MHCAT (MineHunter CATamaran), the class was an attempt to produce a locally designed inshore mine warfare vessel. Two prototype ships were ordered in 1981, with the first ship, Rushcutter, commissioned in November 1986. The two ships experienced delays in construction, and the RAN resorted to acquiring six minesweeper auxiliaries (MSA) under the Craft of Opportunity Program to provide an interim mine-warfare capability, while also keeping Ton-class minesweeper HMAS Curlew in service until 1990, well beyond her intended decommissioning date. The ships did not enter service until 1993, due to problems with the sonar. (en)
- Niszczyciele min typu Bay – typ dwóch australijskich niszczycieli min o konstrukcji katamaranu zbudowanych dla Royal Australian Navy w połowie lat 80. XX wieku w stoczni w Newcastle. Okręty weszły w skład Royal Australian Navy w latach 1986-1987. Jednostki zostały skreślone z listy floty w sierpniu 2001 roku, a następnie sprzedane w 2003 roku. (pl)
- La classe Bay è una classe di cacciamine della Royal Australian Navy, entrata in servizio a partire dal 1986; unità dallo scafo tipo catamarano, sono per questo a volte definite con la sigla MHCAT (MineHunter CATamaran). (it)
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| - MCM: STN Atlas Elektronic MWS80-5 minehunting system ; ECA 38 mine disposal system with two PAP 104 Mk 3 vehicles; Syledis and GPS precision navigation systems. (en)
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| - *Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006; I-band
*Sonar: Atlas Elektronic DSQS-11M; hull-mounted; minehunting; high frequency (en)
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| - *2 × remote control mine disposal vehicles
*2 × machineguns (en)
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| - The former HMAS Rushcutter, berthed in Rozelle Bay, New South Wales (en)
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