HMS Harpham (M2634)
HMS Harpham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. SHe was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed Brak.[1] She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973.
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Name: | HMS Harpham |
Namesake: | Harpham |
Builder: | Jones Slip |
Launched: | 14 September 1954 |
Completed: | 22 December 1954 |
Fate: | Transferred to Libya 1962 |
Name: | Brak |
Acquired: | 1962 |
Fate: | Broken up 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Ham class minesweeper |
Type: | Minesweeper |
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Beam: | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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Speed: | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement: | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament: | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2634 / IMS36 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Harpham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
References
- "HMS Harpham". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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