The seven Sandown-class minehunters are based in Scotland at Clyde Naval Base in MCM1 (Mine Counter Measures squadron 1). The staff and ships of MCM1 can be found deployed on minehunters in the Northern Arabian Gulf, or busy in NATO exercises with other nation's navies, or working around the British coastline, protecting our shores and clearing the old ordnance that remains as a legacy of previous wars.
Sandown Class
Vessels in Action
HMS Bangor
Minehunter HMS Bangor is one of seven Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships based in Scotland. In 2011 she deployed off Libya as part of the NATO operation Unified Protector to protect Libyan civilians under threat of attack.
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HMS Bangor
Minehunter HMS Bangor is one of seven Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships based in Scotland. In 2011 she deployed off Libya as part of the NATO operation Unified Protector to protect Libyan civilians under threat of attack.
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HMS Blyth
HMS Blyth is one of seven Sandown class Mine Countermeasures Vessels based HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland. The ship experienced a busy period of activity throughout 2012, namely a six-month NATO deployment to the Mediterranean Sea which was preceded by a period of pre-deployment training during which her crew were put through their paces.
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HMS Grimsby
HMS Grimsby was built by Vosper Thornycroft at their Southampton yard and was launched by Lady Candice Blackham, on 10 August 1998. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 25 September 1999. HMS Grimsby is the second Royal Navy ship to bear the name and the first mine hunter to do so.
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HMS Pembroke
Minehunter HMS Pembroke is one of seven Sandown-class minehunters based in Scotland. The hull and large amounts of the superstructure are built from glass reinforced plastic (GRP), ensuring a strong non-magnetic ship, fit to survive the shocks associated with minehunting activities.
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HMS Penzance
HMS Penzance is a Sandown Class minehunter whose role is to neutralise underwater threats and clear the sea-lanes for shipping. HMS Penzance is one of seven Sandown-class minehunters based in Faslane, Scotland. She is currently in Rosyth dockyard, going through a major refit which will see the ship out of action for the first half of this year.
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HMS Ramsey
HMS Ramsey is one of the four Royal Navy minehunters currently working in the Gulf. Alongside sister Sandown HMS Shoreham and the two Hunts HMS Quorn and Atherstone, her role is to safeguard the waterways for all shipping in the area - a role that Royal Navy minehunters have been carrying out for the past six years.
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HMS Shoreham
HMS Shoreham was launched by Lady Perowne on 9 April 2001 and was formally accepted into service on 28 November 2001. She is the fifth vessel to carry the name. The crew are very proud of her three battle honours from World War 2, Sicily and the Mediterranean in 1943 and Burma in 1944-5. On this site you will be able to find out what we have been up to and where we have visited. We hope you enjoy your visit to HMS Shoreham and please surf back soon.
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