History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hildersham |
Namesake | Hildersham |
Builder | Vosper |
Launched | 5 February 1954 |
Completed | 9 November 1954 |
Fate | transferred to India, 1955 |
India | |
Name | INS Bimlipatan |
Acquired | 1955 |
Stricken | 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-classminesweeper |
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): M2705 / IMS42 |
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