HMS Etchingham (M2625)

HMS Etchingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Etchingham
NamesakeEtchingham
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched9 December 1957
Completed27 June 1958
FateSold for breaking in 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeHam class minesweeper
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement
  • 120 long tons (122 t) standard
  • 164 long tons (167 t) full load
Length
  • 100 ft (30 m) p/p
  • 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a
Beam21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels
  • 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
NotesPennant number(s): M2625 / IMS27

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Etchingham in East Sussex. In the 1960s Etchingham and her sister ship, Cardinham were in service with the Hong Kong Royal Naval Reserve, until the unit was disbanded on 31 March 1967.

References
    • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)


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