HMS Hurworth (M39)
# HMS Hurworth (M39)

HMS Hurworth is a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.

## Service history

In March 1987, Hurworth was visiting Ostend when the cross channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized leaving Zeebrugge; two of her divers were awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal for their efforts in the rescue.

On 2 March 2009, she was the centrepiece of the festivities to mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of a freedom charter by King John to Great Yarmouth.

## Affiliations

* Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington
