HMS Mickleham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.[1]
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Mickleham |
Namesake | Mickleham |
Builder | Berthon Boat Company |
Launched | 11 March 1954 |
Completed | 10 May 1955 |
Fate | Sold August 1966 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2710 / IMS47 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Mickleham in Surrey.
History
edit- 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
edit- ^ Blackman Raymond (1 November 1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960 61.