HMS Bottisham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bottisham
Namesake	Bottisham
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched	17 January 1953
Completed	21 October 1953
Fate	Sold 1968
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham class minesweeper
Type	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 (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2611 / IMS11

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bottisham in Cambridgeshire.

References

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