HMS ''Dulverton'' was a of the British

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, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel. The ship was declared surplus to requirement and put on the MoD list for disposal in 2004. In 2008 she was bought by Lithuania, along with ''Cottesmore''.

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was awarded the prime contractorship to upgrade the vessels with a technologically advanced minehunting system, including the hull-mounted Sonar 2193 system, propulsion, command and control systems, and mine disposal systems. The ship entered service with the Lithuanian navy in 2011 as ''Kuršis''.

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Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels 1982 ships {{UK-minesweeper-stub