Bay-class minehunter

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, 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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  HMAS Rushcutter ⓘ
  1986 Bay-class minehunter

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		HMAS Rushcutter	minehunter, catamaran, Bay-class minehunter	Wikidata
commons	image		Maritime Museum (6181886283)		Commons