HMS Elsenham (M2624)
HMS Elsenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Elsenham |
Namesake | Elsenham |
Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
Launched | 25 May 1955 |
Completed | 11 January 1956 |
Identification | Pennant number(s): M2624 / IMS26 |
Fate | Sold to the Federation of South Arabia 1967. Stricken 1984. |
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 (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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 Elsenham in Essex. Some others include HMS Mickleham, and HMS Petersham.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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