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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Brantingham
NamesakeBrantingham
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched16 February 1953
Completed2 July 1953
IdentificationPennant number(s): M2612 / IMS12
FateSold 1973
Malaysia
NameKD Temasek
Acquired1958
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-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
Beam21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels
  • 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1958 it was transferred to the Royal Malayan Navy and renamed KD Temasek.[1]

References

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  1. ^ British Association of Malaysia; British Association of Malaysia and Singapore (1958). Malaysia. p. 51. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)