HMS Penzance (M106)

HMS Penzance near Kinlochbervie, 2009
History
United Kingdom
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
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sandown-class minehunter
Displacement:	600 t (590 long tons; 660 short tons)
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:	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.