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     M-106  Penzance      

Photo byJune 2010. Baltic Sea. Photo by M. Lipchik.

Country: United Kingdom.
Class, [Type]: Sandown, [MMH].
Homeport: Clyde.

Callsign: GCUI ( Golf Charlie Uniform India )

Builder: Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston, U.K.
Launch date: 11 March 1997.
Commission date: 14 May 1998.
Decommission date: 15 October 2010.

Displacement ( tons ): 485 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 52,5 x 11 x 2,3.
Main machinery: 2 x Paxman Valenta diesel-electric ( 1500 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 13 diesel; 6,5 electric.
Range ( miles ): 2600 at 11 knots.
Complement: 34 ( 5 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 30mm Oerlikon DES-30B, 2  x 1 7,62 mm L7 GPMG machine guns.
Countermeasures: Minehunting: Sea Fox Mine Disposal System, 2 x PAP 104 Mk5.

Radar: Navigation: Type 1007.
Sonar: Type 2093.

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