HMS Grimsby (M108)

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Career (UK)

Name:

HMS Grimsby (M108)

Operator:

Builder:

Launched:

Commissioned:

Refit:

Rosyth Royal Dockyard 2007

Fate:

Active in service as of 2008

Badge:

General characteristics

Class and type:

Sandown class minehunter

Tonnage:

600

Displacement:

484 tons full

Length:

52.5 m

Beam:

10.9 m

Draught:

2.3 m

Propulsion:

2 shafts Voith-Schneider propulsors

diesel-electric drive
Paxman Valenta diesels, 1,500 shp
2 Bow Thrusters

Speed:

13 knots diesel, 6.5 knots electric

Boats and landing
craft carried:

Gemini Seaboat and Dive Tender

Complement:

34 (7 officers, 27 ratings)

Sensors and
processing systems:

Type 1007 navigation radar
Type 2093 variable-depth mine hunting sonar

Armament:

1 × Oerlikon 30 mm KCB gun on DS-30B mount

3 × 7.62 mm L7 GPMG machine guns

2 × 7.62 mm Mini-gun

Notes:

Mine counter measures equipment:
SeaFox Mine Disposal System

Team of 5 Highly Qualified Mine Clearance Divers

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Grimsby.

HMS Grimsby (M108) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy, and the third to bear the name. She was built by Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston, and commissioned in 1999. The Class was originally named as the Single Role Minehunter and was planned to complement the capabilities of the preceding HUnt class and to be cheaper to build. Sandown MCMVs are highly manoeuvrable vessels and are considered to be the best Minehunters active in the world. Overseas deployments are varied including regular participation in Exercise Cold Response (Norway) and more recently in Support of Op Aintree Roulement in the Persian Gulf.

She is affiliated to the fishing town of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Also, she is affiliated with Grimsby Town F.C., TS Grimsby, the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Sea Cadet Unit, Grimsby Royal British Legion, Grimsby Royal Naval Association, Old Cleethorpes Royal Naval Association, Lady Blackham and Grimsby Hospital.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Sandown class minehunter

Sandown · Inverness · Cromer · Walney · Bridport · Penzance · Pembroke · *Grimsby* · Bangor · Ramsey · Blyth · Shoreham

List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy