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MNS Pebanelarger figure on 0 of 3
Sandown-class minehunterlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
accommodation for up to 40
Single source34 (accommodation for up to 40)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | MNS Pebane | Sandown-class minehunter |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1,523 shp (1,136 kW) Diesel-electric drive Combimac electric motors 100kW Voith Schneider Propellers Schottel bow thrusters[source] |
| Name | Pebane[source] | Sandown class[source] |
| Laid down | 1981[source] | — |
| Acquired | 2013 from Spain[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 2013[source] | — |
| Role | patrol ship[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
| Builders | — | Vosper Thornycroft , Woolston[source] |
| Operators | — | Royal Navy Estonian Navy Royal Saudi Navy Ukrainian Navy Romanian Naval Forces[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Ton-class minesweeper[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Future command and support vessels for autonomous systems , Autonomous minehunting systems[source] |
| In service | — | 1989[source] |
| Completed | — | 15[source] |
| Active | — | 11+ (1 Royal Navy, 3 each Estonian and Royal Saudi Navies; 2 transferred to Ukraine and 2+ being transferred to Romania)[source] |
| Laid up | — | 1 (Royal Navy static training vessel)[source] |
| Type | — | Minehunter[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | Radar Type 1007 I-Band/Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2093[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges[source] |
| 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[source] |
| Source measurement | — | These small (53 m; 174 ft) fibreglass vessels are single role mine hunters (SRMH) rather than minesweepers. Twelve ships were built for the Royal Navy and three ships were exported to Saudi Arabia . Three Royal Navy vessels were decommissioned following the Strategic Defence Review in 2003; Sandown (January 2005), Inverness (April 2005) and Bridport (July 2004). A further ship, Cromer , was decommissioned and transferred to a training role at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 2001 as Hindostan .[source]Sandown-class minehunter · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 13, row 2, cell 4; revision 1374498456; retrieved 2026-10-02 United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 22, row 17, cell 3; revision 1377558300; retrieved 2026-10-01 |