HMAS Rushcutter (M 80)

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

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.

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, Richard, ed. (March 1996). Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-97 (99th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 29. ISBN 0-7106-1355-5. OCLC 34998928.
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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