Sandown-class Minehunter

The Sandown-class is a class of fifteen minehunters built primarily for the Royal Navy. The Sandown-class also serve with the Estonian, Romanian, Saudi and Ukrainian navies. The first vessel was commissioned into Royal Navy service on June 9th, 1989 and all the British ships are named after coastal towns and cities. They have a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels.

Specifications

 * Type: Minehunter
 * Service Period: 1989-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 172 feet 3 inches (52.5 meters)
 * Beam: 35 feet 9 inches (10.9 meters)
 * Draught: 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 meters)
 * Displacement: 660 tons
 * Crew: 34 (accommodation for up to 40 personnel)
 * Propulsion: Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1523 shp, diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
 * Range:
 * Speed: 13 knots (24.08 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Type 1007 I-Band Navigation Radar
 * Type 2093 Sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * SeaFox mine disposal system
 * Diver-placed explosive charge
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 30mm DS30M Mk.2 gun
 * 2 x Miniguns
 * 3 x General purpose machine guns

Royal Navy

 * HMS Sandown (M101) - transferred to Estonian Navy, renamed EML Admiral Cowan (M313)
 * HMS Inverness (M102) - transferred to Estonian Navy, renamed EML Sakala (M314)
 * HMS Cromer (M103) - Static training ship at Britannia Royal Naval College, renamed Hindostan
 * HMS Walney (M104) - decommissioned, awaiting disposal
 * HMS Bridport (M105) - transferred to Estonian Navy, renamed EML Ugandi (M315)
 * HMS Penzance (M106)
 * HMS Pembroke (M107)
 * HMS Grimsby (M108) - transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, renamed Chernihiv
 * HMS Bangor (M109)
 * HMS Ramsey (M110) - transferred to the Romanian Naval Forces
 * HMS Blyth (M111) - transferred to the Romanian Naval Forces
 * HMS Shoreham (M112) - transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, renamed Cherkasy

Royal Saudi Navy

 * Al Jawf
 * Shaqra
 * Al Kharj