History | |
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Name | Malham |
Namesake | Malham |
Builder | Fairlie Yacht |
Launched | 29 August 1958 |
Completed | 10 December 1958 |
Fate | transferred to Ghana, October 1959 |
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Name | Yogada |
Acquired | October 1959 |
Commissioned | 31 October 1959 |
Fate | broken up, 1977 |
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): M2789 / IMS89 |
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Malham in North Yorkshire.
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