HMS Malham (M2789)

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History
Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameMalham
Namesake Malham
BuilderFairlie Yacht
Launched29 August 1958
Completed10 December 1958
Fatetransferred to Ghana, October 1959
Naval Ensign of Ghana.svgGhana
NameYogada
AcquiredOctober 1959
Commissioned31 October 1959
Fatebroken up, 1977
General characteristics
Class & type Ham-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 164 tons full
Length106 ft 6 in (32.46 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100  bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
Notes Pennant number(s): M2789 / IMS89

HMS Malham 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 Malham in North Yorkshire.

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