History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Georgeham |
Namesake | Georgeham |
Builder | P.K. Harris |
Launched | 15 February 1957 |
Completed | 5 November 1957 |
Fate | Sold November 1967 |
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): M2788 / IMS88 |
HMS Georgeham 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 Georgeham in Devon.
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