HMS Sandown

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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Sandown. Sandown is a seaside resort on the Isle of Wight, England.

• The first Sandown was one of 24 Racecourse class paddle wheel minesweepers, and was launched in 1916 and broken up in 1923.
• The second Sandown was a paddle wheel ferry built in 1934 for Southern Railway's Portsmouth—Ryde service but requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 and converted to a minesweeper, and later in 1942 to an anti-aircraft ship. She was converted back to a ferry in 1945 and was scrapped in 1956.
• The current Sandown was launched in 1988 and was the lead Sandown class minehunter.

[edit] References

• J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
• Navynews - Ships of the Royal Navy
• MOD page on HMS Sandown
• The Ships List