HMS Elsenham (M2624)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Elsenham
Namesake Elsenham
Builder Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched25 May 1955
Completed11 January 1956
Identification Pennant number(s): M2624 / IMS26
FateSold to the Federation of South Arabia 1967. Stricken 1984.
General characteristics
Class and type Ham-class 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 (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

HMS Elsenham was one of 93 ships of the Hamclass of inshore minesweepers.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Elsenham in Essex. Some others include HMS Mickleham, and HMS Petersham.

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