HMS Glentham (M2631)
HMS Glentham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Namesake: | Glentham |
| Builder: | Ardrossan Dockyard |
| Launched: | 29 April 1957 |
| Completed: | 20 May 1958 |
| Identification: | Pennant number(s): M2631 / IMS33 |
| Fate: | Sold in Singapore for scrapping April 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 120 long tons (122 t) standard164 long tons (167 t) full load |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) p/p106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament: | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Glentham in Lincolnshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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