History | |
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Name | HMS Cranham |
Namesake | Cranham |
Builder | J. Samuel White |
Launched | 24 November 1953 |
Completed | 1 June 1954 |
Fate | Sold September 1966. As of 2007 a cruising vessel Burja |
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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2701 / IMS19 |
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