History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Littleham |
Namesake | Littleham |
Builder | Brooke Marine |
Launched | 4 April 1954 |
Completed | 21 October 1954 |
Fate | Transferred to India, 15 June 1955. |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2707 / IMS44 |
India | |
Name | INS Bassein |
Namesake | Bassein |
Acquired | 15 June 1955 |
Stricken | 1994 |
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 |
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Littleham in Devon.
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