HMS Grimsby (M108)

	HMS Grimsby, 2011
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Grimsby
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	10 August 1998
Commissioned	25 September 1999
Decommissioned	October 2022
Refit	Rosyth Royal Dockyard 2007
Identification	IMO number: 4906771; MMSI number: 234597000; Callsign: GCUK; Pennant number: M108;
Status	Decommissioned, transferred to Ukraine as Chernihiv
General characteristics
Class and type	Sandown-class minehunter
Displacement	600 t (590 long tons)
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 Grimsby was a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy, serving from 1999–2022, and the second ship to bear the name.

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