Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Bedham |
| Namesake | Bedham |
| Builder | J. Bolson, Poole |
| Launched | 29 July 1953 |
| Completed | 18 December 1953 |
| Fate | Transferred to Malaysia 1959. |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2606 / IMS06 |
![]() Malaysia |
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| Name | KD Lanka Suka |
| Acquired | 1959 |
| Fate | Broken up 1967.[1] |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
- 120 long tons (122 t) standard
- 164 long tons (167 t) full load
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| Length |
- 100 ft (30 m) p/p
- 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a
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| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels
- 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
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| Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
HMS Bedham 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 Bedham in West Sussex.
Further reading
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
References
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