Admiral Cowan

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Sandown (M101)
Admiral Cowan (M313)
Sandown class
M313 Admiral Cowan moored at Quay C in Lennusadam Tallinn 15 July 2012.jpg
Overview
Type Mine hunting boat
Shipyard

VT Group , United Kingdom

1. Period of service flag
period of service

as HMS Sandown (M101) in the Royal Navy

Commissioning June 9, 1989
Decommissioning 2005
Whereabouts the Estonian Marine sold
2. Period of service flag
Namesake Walter Cowan
period of service as Admiral Cowan (M313) in the Estonian Navy
Commissioning April 2007
Technical specifications
displacement

450 tons

length

52.6 meters

width

10.5 meters

Draft

2.4 meters

crew

34 (7 officers)

drive

2 × VSP ship
propulsion 2 × Paxman Valenta 6RPA200M
3 × Rolls-Royce (Perkins) CV8-250G
2 × Combimac (100 kWh)

speed

13 knots by diesel, 6.5 knots by electric

Armament

23 mm AA gun
3 × 12.7 mm MG Browning

Sensors

Navigation radar type 1007
Mine hunting sonar Thales 2093 VDS

Armor

Fiberglass

Anti-mine equipment

Atlas Electronics Seafox MIDS

coat of arms

Admiral Cowan (ex- HMS Sandown ) is a minehunter of the Estonian Navy . It is the lead ship of the Royal Navy's Sandown class . The Admiral Cowan is the first of three boats of this class that the Estonian naval forces acquired from the Royal Navy in 2006.

history

The Sandown was built as the first of the five boats in the first batch of the ship class of the same name in the VT Group shipyard in the United Kingdom . The boat was launched on April 16, 1988 and entered service by the Royal Navy on June 9, 1989. Against the background of the changed situation at the beginning of the 21st century, the Sandown and two sister ships, Bridport and Inverness , were decommissioned and sold to the Estonian Navy.

There the boats were reactivated and incorporated into the mine defense division ( Miinilaevade Divisjon ). It got its new name after Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan , who led the British naval forces in the Baltic Sea to intervene in the Russian Civil War to provide naval support to Estonia during the Estonian War of Freedom . Since the decommissioning of the Admiral Pitka in 2013, the Admiral Cowan has been the flagship of the Estonian naval forces.

Second term of service (Estonian Navy)

tasks

  • Ensure security and freedom in Estonian waters
  • Mine clearance
  • Sea rescue service
  • Participation in operations within the framework of BALTRON
  • Representing Estonia in international exercises and operations
  • Cooperation with the border guard
  • Crew training

Ship's coat of arms and motto

The ship's coat of arms was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth on October 20, 2006 in Tallinn. The coat of arms shows a red St. Andrew's cross and a red lily on a silver shield. The shield is placed in a blue ring, which in turn is surrounded by a golden rope . The ship's coat of arms is based on the Walter Cowan family coat of arms. It was designed by Priit Herod. The ship's motto in Latin is Ad Omnia Paratus - in German “Always ready”.

Commanders

  • Kaptenmajor Johan-Elias Seljamaa
  • Vanemleitnant Janek Naur
  • Vanemleitnant / Kaptenmajor Tanel Leetna
  • Vanemleitnant / Kaptenmajor Ardo Riibon (2017-2019)
  • Kaptenmajor Tanel Kangro (since 2019)

Web links

Commons : Admiral Cowan (M313)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HMS SANDOWN handed over to Estonian Navy ( Memento from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Estonian Navy Flagship Admiral Pitka Retired ( Memento from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Miinijahtija Admiral Cowan M313 ( Memento from February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )