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Sandown-class minehunterlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)[source]
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| Specification | Sandown-class minehunter | Tir-class speedboat |
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| Name | Sandown class[source] | Tir II (IPS 18)[source] |
| Builders | Vosper Thornycroft , Woolston[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Estonian Navy Royal Saudi Navy Ukrainian Navy Romanian Naval Forces[source] | Iran Syria[source] |
| Preceded by | Ton-class minesweeper[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Future command and support vessels for autonomous systems , Autonomous minehunting systems |
Tir-class speedboatlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Single source69 ft 4 in (21.13 m) x 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) x 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[source]
@ 25 knots
Single source450 nmi (830 km) @ 25 knots[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In service | 1989[source] | — |
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| Completed | 15[source] | — |
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| Active | 11+ (1 Royal Navy, 3 each Estonian and Royal Saudi Navies; 2 transferred to Ukraine and 2+ being transferred to Romania)[source] | — |
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| Laid up | 1 (Royal Navy static training vessel)[source] | — |
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| Type | Minehunter[source] | Torpedo Boat[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar Type 1007 I-Band/Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar Sonar Type 2093[source] | I-band navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges[source] | — |
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| 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] | x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG[source] |
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| 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 | — |
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| 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 | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 shafts[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-II s.[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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