Sandown
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1989
Total Production : 14
| Model | Status | Year | Produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | Active | 1989 | 14 |
Sandown
Group : Mine CounterMeasures Vessels
Status : Active
Also Known As : Al Jawf
Origin : 
United Kingdom
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1989
Total Production : 14
The Sandown is a class of pure mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) with 11 ships commissioned by the Royal Navy starting in 1989 through 2002. These vessels are equipped with Type 1007 I-band radar, Type 2093 minehunting sonar, a 30mm gun and two PAP 104 Mk5 remote controlled submersibles (RCMDS 2). HMS Blyth and HMS Ramsey have extra armament comprising: three general purpose machine guns and two miniguns. The propulsion system consists of two Paxman Valenta, MAN, 6RP200E diesels producing a sustained power of 1523-hp which drives the Voith-Schneider propeller, and two Schottel bow thrusters. Under the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MoD) Future Capabilities published in July 2004 the number of Sandown class mine-hunter vessels in service with the Royal Navy was slashed to eight.
Operators
| Country | Status | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | Active | 3 | Ex-Royal Navy vessels |
 Romania | Active | 2 | |
 Saudi Arabia | Active | 3 | |
 Ukraine | Active | 2 | Two ships from Royal Navy transferred in late 2023/2024 |
| United Kingdom | Active | 1/11 |
Specifications
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 34 | or up to 40 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Beam | 10.9 meter | |
| Draft | 2.3 meter | |
| Length | 52.5 meter | |
| Main Gun Caliber | 30 millimeter | |
| Mass | ||
| Full Displacement | 600 ton | |
| Power | ||
| Cruise Power | 1,523 hp | |
| Speed | ||
| Cruise Speed | 13 knot | |
Gear
| Radar Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type 1007 | 1 | |
| Sonar Systems | ||
| Sonar 2093 | 1 | |
| Sonar 2193 | 1 | |
| Unmanned Underwater Vehicles | ||
| PAP-104 Mk 5 | 2 | |
Listing
| Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
|---|---|---|---|
| M313 ENS Admiral Cowan
|
Active | 2007 1989 |
|
| M314 ENS Sakala
|
Active | 2007 1991 |
2006 |
| M315 ENS Ugandi
|
Active | 2009 1992 |
2011 |
| Ion Ghiculescu
|
Active | 2023 2002 |
2021 2021 |
| #2
|
Active | 2024 2001 |
2021 2021 |
| 420 Al Jawf |
Active | 1991 | |
| 422 Shaqra |
Active | 1993 | |
| 424 Al Kharj |
Active | 1994 | |
| Chernihiv
|
Active | December 2023 1999 |
|
| Cherkasy
|
Active | December 2023 2002 |
|
| M105 HMS Bridport |
Decommissioned | 1993 | 2012 |
| M106 HMS Penzance |
Decommissioned | 1998 | |
| M107 HMS Pembroke |
Decommissioned | 1998 | |
| M109 HMS Bangor |
Active | 2000 |
News
The UK is to lead a new Maritime Capability Coalition alongside Norway, with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirming the transfer of two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the Ukrainian Navy.
Following an international competition, Thales has been awarded the role of prime contractor in the upgrade of three Sandown Class Single Role Minehunters for the Estonian
Thales has launched an upgrade to its unique variable depth minehunting sonar with wideband technology, to improve operational performance, operability and support.
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya.
Thales has signed a contract with the Estonian Navy to provide an additional 12 months of technical support and maintenance to two former Royal Navy (RN) mine countermeasures
The UK Ministry of Defense recently released a paper expressing the British Army capabilities needed to effectively deal with the 21st century challenges.
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Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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