HMS Kingham (M2704)
HMS Kingham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Kingham |
Namesake | Kingham |
Builder | J. Samuel White |
Launched | 26 January 1955 |
Completed | 1 June 1955 |
Identification | Pennant number(s): M2704 / IMS41 |
Fate | transferred to France, 1955 |
France | |
Name | Pâquerette (M775) |
Stricken | 4 May 1988 |
Identification | Pennant number(s): A742 / P742 |
Fate | Sold, 25 January 1996[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Kingham in Oxfordshire.
Notes
- "oldships.org.uk". www.oldships.org.uk.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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