HMS Shoreham (M112)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Shoreham.
HMS Shoreham leads a MCM convoy in the Persian Gulf, 2012
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Shoreham
Operator: Royal Navy
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft
Launched: 9 April 2001
Commissioned: 28 November 2001
Identification: Pennant number: M112
Status: in active service
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
& decoys:
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament:

HMS Shoreham is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. She is the fifth vessel to bear the name.

References

  1. ↑ Sandown Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - MCM, globalsecurity.org, Retrieved 8 June 2014


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/31/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.