HMS Lasham (M2636)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Lasham
Namesake	Lasham
Builder	William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie
Launched	31 May 1954
Completed	16 September 1954
Fate	Sold 1981 to Scotroy
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): M2636 / IMS38

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

References

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