HMS Arlingham

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Arlingham
Namesake Arlingham
Builder Camper and Nicholsons
Launched1 April 1953
Completed24 November 1953
Decommissioned3 September 1953
FateSold to Gibraltar Underwater Contractors 19 September 1978 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type Ham-class minesweeper
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
Notes Pennant number(s): M2603 / IMS03

HMS Arlingham was one of 93 ships of the Hamclass of inshore minesweepers.

The names of these ships were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. This minesweeper was named after Arlingham in Gloucestershire.

In 1969, HMS Arlingham was rammed by a Spanish Customs launch near Gibraltar, which was later the subject of a formal complaint.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "oldships.org.uk". www.oldships.org.uk.


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