HMS Penzance (M106)

HMS Penzance near Kinlochbervie, 2009
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Penzance
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched:	11 March 1997
Commissioned:	14 May 1998
Homeport:	HMNB Clyde
Identification:	Pennant number: M106
Motto:	Diligenter Pensa "Diligent thought"
Status:	in active service, as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sandown-class minehunter
Displacement:	600 t (590 long tons; 660 short tons)[1]
Length:	52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam:	10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught:	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1523 shp, diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
Speed:	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement:	34 (accommodation for up to 40)
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar Type 1007 I-Band Sonar Type 2093
Electronic warfare and decoys:	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament:	1 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 × Miniguns 3 × General purpose machine guns

HMS Penzance is a Sandown-class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1998. She is named after the Cornwall seaside town of Penzance, and is the fourth vessel to bear the name.

References

External links

• Royal Navy HMS Penzance (royalnavy.mod.uk)
• Media related to HMS Penzance (M106) at Wikimedia Commons

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