HMS Inverness (M102)

EML Sakala M314 (left) in Turku
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Inverness
Namesake	Inverness
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	27 February 1990
Commissioned	24 May 1991
Decommissioned	2005
Out of service	Paid off 15 November 2004
Identification	Pennant number: M102
Fate	Sold to Estonia
Estonia
Name	EML Sakala
Namesake	Sakala
Operator	Estonian Navy
In service	24 January 2008
Identification	Pennant number: M314 Call sign: ESQJ MMSI number: 276742000
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Sandown-class minehunter
Displacement	484 tons full
Length	52.5 m (172 ft)
Beam	10.9 m (36 ft)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts Voith-Schneider propulsors diesel-electric drive Paxman Valenta diesels, 1,500 shp
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) diesel 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) electric
Complement	34 (7 officers, 27 ratings)
Sensors and processing systems	Type 1007 navigation radar Thales 2193 hull mounted mine hunting sonar
Armament	1 × Twin ZU-23 23 mm AA cannon 2 × 7.62 mm L7 GPMG machine guns Wallop Defence Systems Barricade Mk. III countermeasure launchers Irvin Aerospace Replica Decoy launchers
Notes	Mine counter measures equipment: SeaFox Mine Disposal System Clearance divers

HMS Inverness (M102) was a Sandown-class minehunter of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned by the Royal Navy in 2005, and in 2008 became EML Sakala (M314) of the Estonian Navy.