Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Fordham |
| Namesake | Fordham |
| Builder | Jones Slip |
| Launched | 7 August 1956 |
| Completed | 13 December 1956 |
| Fate | Sold 1981 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Ham class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
- 120 tons standard
- 164 tons full
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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): M2717 / IMS54 |
HMS Fordham 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 Fordham in Cambridgeshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
