HMS Bisham

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History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Bisham
Namesake Bisham
BuilderJ. Bolson, Poole
Launched6 March 1954
Completed2 July 1954
FateDestroyed by fire, 29 September 1956. Wreck sold 1957
General characteristics
Class and type Ham class minesweeper
Type 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 Automatic Gun L/60 or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes Pennant number(s): M2607 / IMS07

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

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bisham in Berkshire.

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