Summary
HMS Cromer is a former Sandown-class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1992. She was named after the North Norfolk seaside town of the same name.[1]
 HMS Cromer, after decommissioning, at Britannia Royal Naval College
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cromer |
| Namesake | Cromer, Norfolk |
| Builder | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Launched | 6 October 1990 |
| Commissioned | 7 April 1992 |
| Decommissioned | 2001 |
| Renamed | Hindostan in 2001 |
| Identification | Pennant number: M103 |
| Status | Training ship |
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| Class and type | Sandown-class minehunter |
| Displacement | 484 tons full |
| Length | 52.5 m (172 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 34 (7 officers, 27 ratings) |
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| Notes |
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HMS Cromer visited Dundee on 6–9 November 1998 (for a Dundee navy day and Armistice Day commemorations) when she was accompanied by various warships from European countries including: Norwegian minelayer/command ship HNoMS Vidar, Norwegian minesweeper HNoMS Måløy, Dutch minehunter HNLMS Schiedam, Belgian minehunter Crocus, Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose and German minesweeper Völkingen.[2]
She was decommissioned in 2001 before being refitted for use as a training ship at the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. In keeping with tradition, for this role the ship has been renamed Hindostan.[3] As she is not a commissioned ship she is not prefixed "HMS". In June 2023, she was towed to Portsmouth reportedly for temporary berthing while jetties at Britannia Royal Naval College were refurbished.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Navy News". June 1992 – via Issuu.
- ^ Vessels visiting the Port of Dundee
- ^ "Future of minehunting sails into Dartmouth". Royal Navy. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ @NavyLookout (26 June 2023). "@NavyLookout ex-HMS Cromer arrived in Portsmouth last week - used as Static Training Vessel Hindostan at @DartmouthBRNC" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @NavyLookout (23 June 2023). "Apache departs from @HMSQNLZ yesterday as ex-HMS Cromer towed into the basin - presumably to await disposal" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.