HMS Nettleham (M2713)
HMS Nettleham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Nettleham |
Namesake | Nettleham |
Builder | J. Samuel White |
Launched | 19 December 1956 |
Completed | 21 February 1958 |
Fate | Sold November 1967 |
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 |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2713 / IMS50 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Nettleham in Lincolnshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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