Entering Portsmouth harbour, 11-45hrs, 7/10/05
Sandown Class Mine Countermeasure Vessel (MCMV)
Displacement: 600 tons
Length: 52.5 metres
Beam: 10.9 metres
Speed: 13 knots
Complement: 34 (max 40)
Armament: 1 x 30 mm gun
Radar: Type 1007 I-Band
Countermeasures: 2 x PAP 104 Mk5 remote controlled submersibles (RCMDS 2)
Sonar: Type 2093 mine search and classification sonar
Propulsion: 2 x Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels; 1523 hp sustained; Voith-Schnieder propulsion; 2 x Schottel bow thrusters