HMS Penzance (M106) 1 HMS Penzance (M106) HMSPenzance near Kinlochbervie, 2009 Career (United Kingdom) Name: HMSPenzance 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 2013[1] General characteristics Class & type: Sandown-classminehunter 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
