For other ships of the same name, see HMS Penzance.
| HMS Penzance (M106) | |
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 HMS Penzance near Kinlochbervie, 2009 | |
| Career (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, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Sandown-class minehunter |
| 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 |
| Speed: | 13 knots diesel, 6.5 knots electric |
| 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 2 × 7.62 mm L7 GPMG machine guns Wallop Defence Systems Barricade Mk. III countermeasure launchers Irvin Aerospace Replica Decoy launchers |
| Notes: |
Mine counter measures equipment: SeaFox Mine Disposal System Clearance divers |
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.
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