HMS Bangor (M109)

HMS Bangor sweeping Southampton Water in preparation for the International Fleet Review 2005.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Bangor
Namesake	Bangor, County Down
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	16 April 1999
Commissioned	26 July 2000
Homeport	HMNB Clyde
Identification	Pennant number: M109 IMO number: 4906783 MMSI number: 234567000
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 1,523 shp (1,136 kW), diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
Speed	13 knots (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 DS30B S30GM1 2 × miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50-caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)[2] 3 × General purpose machine guns

HMS Bangor is a Sandown-class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 2000, which was designed to hunt naval mines in depths of up to 200 m (660 ft) using the Sonar 2093 Variable Depth Sonar (VDS). This means that she can conduct mine clearance operations throughout the continental shelf. She is named after the Northern Ireland seaside city of the same name, and the second Royal Navy vessel to bear the name. As of January 2024, she was the last vessel of her class in active Royal Navy service.