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Sandown is a minesweeper?

HMS Sandown, the first of the new Single-Role Minehunter class, entered service in 1988. Of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) construction, she is capable of operating in deep and exposed waters eg the approaches to the Clyde where the ballistic armed submarines are based. Sandown Class vessels are equipped with a mine-hunting sonar and mine-disposal equipment, making them capable of dealing with mines at depths of up to 200m.