HMS Brantingham
HMS Brantingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Brantingham |
Namesake | Brantingham |
Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
Launched | 16 February 1953 |
Completed | 2 July 1953 |
Identification | Pennant number(s): M2612 / IMS12 |
Fate | Sold 1973 |
Malaysia | |
Name | KD Temasek |
Acquired | 1958 |
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 |
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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 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In 1958 it was transferred to the Royal Malayan Navy and renamed KD Temasek.[1]
References
- British Association of Malaysia; British Association of Malaysia and Singapore (1958). Malaysia. p. 51. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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