HMS Mickleham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.[1]

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Mickleham
NamesakeMickleham
BuilderBerthon Boat Company
Launched11 March 1954
Completed10 May 1955
FateSold August 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeHam class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 164 tons full
Length106 ft 6 in (32.46 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
NotesPennant number(s): M2710 / IMS47

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

History

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  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
  • Sold by admiralty in 1966.
  • Purchased by John Stanley Gordon of Gordon Keeble sports car fame.
  • Renamed 'Katherine of Gower'
  • Converted to charter yacht and completed in 1970s.
  • Sold to Saudi Arabian interests in the 1980s.

References

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  1. ^ Blackman Raymond (1 November 1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960 61.