HMS Edlingham (M2623)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Edlingham
Namesake	Edlingham
Builder	William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie
Launched	21 July 1955
Completed	16 September 1956
Fate	Destroyed by fire 29 September 1956. Wreck sold 1957.
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): M2623 / IMS25

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

References

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