Sandown-class minehunter

	HMS Ramsey at HMNB Clyde, 2011
Class overview
Name	Sandown class
Builders	Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston
Operators	Royal Navy; Estonian Navy; Royal Saudi Navy; Ukrainian Navy; Romanian Naval Forces;
Preceded by	Ton-class minesweeper
Succeeded by	Castle-class command and support vessels for autonomous systems
In service	1989
Completed	15
Active	11+ (1 Royal Navy, 3 each Estonian and Royal Saudi Navies; 2 transferred to Ukraine and 2+ being transferred to Romania)
Laid up	1 (Royal Navy static training vessel)
General characteristics
Type	Minehunter
Displacement	600 t (590 long tons; 660 short tons)
Length	52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels ; 1,523 shp (1,136 kW); Diesel-electric drive; Combimac electric motors 100kW; Voith Schneider Propellers; Schottel bow thrusters;
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	34 (accommodation for up to 40)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Type 1007 I-Band/Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar; Sonar Type 2093;
Armament	1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun; 3 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023); 2 × General purpose machine guns;

The Sandown class is a class of fifteen minehunters built primarily for the Royal Navy by Vosper Thornycroft. The Sandown class also serve with the Royal Saudi Navy, the Estonian Navy, and the Ukrainian Navy. The first vessel was commissioned into Royal Navy service on 9 June 1989 and all the British ships were named after coastal towns and cities. Although the class had a primary mine countermeasures role, they have had a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels. As of early 2024, only one vessel of the class (HMS Bangor) remains in active service with the Royal Navy, though she was damaged by a collision in January 2024.

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