Name HMS Bangor Commissioned 26 July 2000 Status in active service Length 52 m Draft 2.3 m | Launched 16 April 1999 Weight 600 tons Builder VT Group | |
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HMS Bangor is a Sandown-class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1999. She is named after the Northern Ireland seaside town of the same name, and the second Royal Navy vessel to bear the name.
History
Through October 2011 Bangor conducted maritime security patrols off Misrata during the NATO military intervention in Libya.
Bangor participated in the 2013 Exercise Joint Warrior. She was stationed on the River Clyde for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. For the duration of the games the general public were allowed onboard for a free tour.
References
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