HMS Brocklesby(M33) Royal Navy Ship Tea Coffee Mug Gift

HMS Brocklesby (M33) is a **Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel** of the Royal Navy, built by Vosper Thornycroft, launched in 1982, and commissioned in 1983. Featuring a glass-reinforced plastic hull for a low magnetic signature, she displaces around 750 tonnes, measures 60 metres in length, and is equipped with advanced sonar, SeaFox mine disposal vehicles, and clearance divers to detect and neutralise sea mines, while also serving in offshore patrol roles. Brocklesby earned battle honours for mine clearance during the 2003 Iraq invasion and operations off Libya in 2011, and spent 2018–2021 deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of the 9th Mine Countermeasures Squadron. As of early 2026, she remains in service but has been out of action for over two years undergoing a prolonged and delayed docking support period maintenance at Portsmouth, amid challenges with ageing systems and infrastructure, as the Royal Navy transitions towards autonomous minehunting capabilities in the late 2020s.