HMS Arlingham
HMS Arlingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Arlingham |
Namesake | Arlingham |
Builder | Camper and Nicholsons |
Launched | 1 April 1953 |
Completed | 24 November 1953 |
Decommissioned | 3 September 1953 |
Fate | Sold to Gibraltar Underwater Contractors 19 September 1978[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | |
Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2603 / IMS03 |
The names of these ships were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. This minesweeper was named after Arlingham in Gloucestershire.
In 1969, HMS Arlingham was rammed by a Spanish Customs launch near Gibraltar, which was later the subject of a formal complaint.
Further reading
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
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