HMS ''Penzance'' is a commissioned by the
Royal Navy
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in 1998. She is named after the seaside town of
Penzance in
Cornwall
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, and is the fourth vessel to bear the name.
In 2000, HMS Penzance was awarded the freedom of the town of
Penzance.
In 2020 ''Penzance'' deployed long-term to the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
, operating as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron from in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
. In this role, crews for ''Penzance'' rotate every four months.
In April 2021 ''Penzance'' was involved in a collision with in
Mina Salman
Mina Salman (Arabic: ميناء سلمان ) is a seaport located in Manama, Bahrain. Mina Salman was a natural harbour
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, Bahrain. Both vessels remained afloat and were able to berth safely. ''Penzance'' returned to U.K. waters from the Persian Gulf in the summer of 2022.
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Sandown-class minehunters
Ships built in Southampton
1997 ships
Minehunters of the United Kingdom
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