HMS Bangor (M109)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bangor.

History
HMS Bangor sweeping Southampton Water in preparation for the International Fleet Review 2005.
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Bangor
Operator:	Royal Navy
Builder:	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched:	16 April 1999
Commissioned:	26 July 2000
Identification:	Pennant number: M109
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:	1 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 × Miniguns 3 × General purpose machine guns

HMS Bangor is a Sandown-class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1999. She is named after the Northern Ireland seaside town of the same name, and the second Royal Navy vessel to bear the name.

History

Through October 2011 Bangor conducted maritime security patrols off Misrata during the NATO military intervention in Libya.^[2]

Bangor participated in the 2013 Exercise Joint Warrior.^[3] She was stationed on the River Clyde for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. For the duration of the games the general public were allowed onboard for a free tour.^[4]

References

↑ Sandown Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels – MCM, globalsecurity.org, Retrieved 8 June 2014
↑ UK operations over Libya continue (archive), mod.uk, 14 Oct 11
↑ Royal Navy 2013 Joint Warrior, royalnavy.mod.uk
↑ http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/royal-navy-to-stage-glasgow-2014-show-on-clyde-1-3413207

External links

Royal Navy HMS Bangor (royalnavy.mod.uk)
Media related to HMS Bangor (M109) at Wikimedia Commons

Sandown-class minehunters

Royal Navy	Bangor Blyth Bridport Cromer Grimsby Inverness Pembroke Penzance Ramsey Sandown Shoreham Walney

Estonian Navy	Admiral Cowan Sakala Ugandi

Royal Saudi Navy	Al Jawf Al Kharj Shaqra

List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy

Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy

Submarines

Vanguard class	Vanguard Victorious Vigilant Vengeance

Trafalgar class	Torbay Trenchant Talent Triumph

Astute class	Astute Ambush Artful

Destroyers

Type 45	Daring Dauntless Diamond Dragon Defender Duncan

Frigates

Type 23	Argyll Lancaster Iron Duke Monmouth Montrose Westminster Northumberland Richmond Somerset Sutherland Kent Portland St Albans

Amphibious
warfare ships

Albion-class LPD	Albion Bulwark

Ocean-class LPH	Ocean

Mine counter
measures vessels

Sandown class	Penzance Pembroke Grimsby Bangor Ramsey Blyth Shoreham

Hunt class	Ledbury Cattistock Brocklesby Middleton Chiddingfold Atherstone Hurworth Quorn

Patrol vessels

Ice patrol vessel	Protector

River class	Mersey Severn Tyne Clyde

Archer class	Archer Biter Smiter Blazer Puncher Charger Ranger Trumpeter Express Example Explorer Exploit Tracker Raider Pursuer Dasher

Scimitar class	Scimitar Sabre

Survey vessels

Ocean survey vessel	Scott

Echo class	Echo Enterprise

Survey launch	Gleaner

Miscellaneous
vessels

Type 82	Bristol (static training vessel)

Ship of the line	Victory (flagship of the First Sea Lord)

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