HMS Elsenham (M2624)

HMS Elsenham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Elsenham
Namesake: Elsenham
Builder: Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched: 25 May 1955
Completed: 11 January 1956
Identification: Pennant number(s): M2624 / IMS26
Fate: Sold to the Federation of South Arabia 1967. Stricken 1984.
General characteristics
Class and type: Ham-class minesweeper
Displacement:
  • 120 long tons (122 t) standard
  • 164 long tons (167 t) full load
Length:
  • 100 ft (30 m) p/p
  • 106 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 diesels
  • 1,100 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 Elsenham in Essex. Some others include HMS Mickleham, and HMS Petersham.

References
  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)



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