Sandown-class minesweeper

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf minesweeper
gptkbp:armament 1 × 30 mm gun
gptkbp:builder Yard number 1001
gptkbp:collaborations joint exercises with allies
gptkbp:commissioned 1990s
gptkbp:communicationEquipment satellite communication systems
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1980-1999
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:decommissioned 2010s
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
Operation Shader
gptkbp:design stealth_technology
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.5 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare electronic countermeasures
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_diesel_engines
gptkbp:environmentalImpact designed for minimal environmental disturbance
gptkbp:fate decommissioned
gptkbp:firstPublished 1991
1999
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sandown-class minesweeper
gptkbp:internationalStudents NATO_operations
gptkbp:launched 1980s
gptkbp:legacy influenced future mine countermeasure vessels
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature modular design
advanced sonar systems
multi-role capabilities
remote-controlled vehicles
low magnetic signature
gptkbp:numberBuilt 14
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:HMS_Sandown
gptkbp:primaryMission mine hunting
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:radar navigation radar
gptkbp:replacedBy newer classes of vessels
gptkbp:role mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission surveillance
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:speed 13 knots
gptkbp:successor River-class patrol vessel
gptkbp:supportRole training for mine warfare
gptkbp:survivability built to withstand mine blasts
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy