HMS Grimsby (M108)

HMS Grimsby, 2011
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Grimsby
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched10 August 1998
Commissioned25 September 1999
DecommissionedOctober 2022
RefitRosyth Royal Dockyard 2007
Identification
StatusDecommissioned, transferred to Ukraine as Chernihiv
General characteristics
Class & typeSandown-class minehunter
Displacement600 t (590 long tons)
Length52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
PropulsionPaxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1523 shp, diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
Speed13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement34 (accommodation for up to 40)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Radar Type 1007 I-Band
  • Sonar Type 2093
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SeaFox mine disposal system
  • Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament

HMS Grimsby is a Sandown-class minehunter, originally of the British Royal Navy serving from 1999–2022, then transferred to Ukrainian Navy and renamed Chernihiv and in service since 2023. She was the second ship in Royal Navy service to bear the name.