HMS Mickleham (M2710)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Mickleham
Namesake Mickleham
BuilderBerthon Boat Company
Launched11 March 1954
Completed10 May 1955
FateSold August 1966
General characteristics
Class and 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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
Notes Pennant number(s): M2710 / IMS47

HMS Mickleham 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 Mickleham in Surrey.

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