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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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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 |
 Greece |
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| Name |
- Europa
- (Greek: Ν/ΘΗ Ευρώπη)
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| Operator | Hellenic Navy |
| Acquired | 2001 |
| Identification | Pennant number: M62 |
| General characteristics |
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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 |
| Armament |
- 30mm automatic small calibre gun
- 2 × Mk44 minigun
- 3 × 7.62mm general purpose machine guns
- Mine counter measures equipment:
- SeaFox mine disposal system
- Diver-placed explosive charges
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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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