Avenger vs Sandown
Avenger vs Sandown at a glance — displacement 1,312 vs 600 tons, length 68 vs 52 m, speed 14 vs 13 knots, crew 84 vs 34.
Specifications
|
Avenger |
Sandown |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Mine warfare |
Mine warfare |
| Type |
Mine countermeasures vessel |
Minehunter |
| Manufacturer |
Peterson Shipbuilders |
Vosper Thornycroft |
| Year introduced |
1987 |
1989 |
| Number built |
14 units |
15 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,312 tons |
600 tons |
| Maximum speed |
14.0 knots |
13.0 knots |
| Length |
68.0 m |
52.5 m |
| Beam |
12.0 m |
10.9 m |
| Crew |
84 |
34 |
Armament & Systems
|
Avenger |
Sandown |
| Armament |
- Mine neutralization system
- 4 × .50 caliber machine guns
|
- 1 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm gun
- 3 × Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns
- 2 × General purpose machine guns
- SeaFox mine disposal system
- Diver-placed explosive charges
|
| Propulsion |
4 × Waukesha Diesel engines (first two ships) or 4 × Isotta-Fraschini Diesel engines (600 hp (450 kW) ea.); 2 × 200 hp (150 kW) electric propulsion motors; 2 × shafts with controllable pitch propellers; 1 × 350 hp (260 kW) Omnithruster waterjet bow thruster |
Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels, 1,523 shp (1,136 kW); Diesel-electric drive; Combimac electric motors 100kW; Voith Schneider Propellers; Schottel bow thrusters |
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Which has greater displacement, the Avenger-class or Sandown-class?
The Avenger-class has greater displacement at 1,312 tons compared to the Sandown-class's 600 tons.
Which is faster, the Avenger-class or Sandown-class?
The Avenger-class is faster with a maximum speed of 14 knots compared to the Sandown-class's 13 knots.
Which is longer, the Avenger-class or Sandown-class?
The Avenger-class is longer at 68.0 meters compared to the Sandown-class's 52.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Avenger-class and Sandown-class have?
The Avenger-class has a larger crew complement of 84 compared to the Sandown-class's 34 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Avenger-class or Sandown-class?
The Sandown-class has been built in greater numbers with 15 vessels compared to 14 vessels of the Avenger-class.