HMS Brantingham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Brantingham
Namesake	Brantingham
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched	16 February 1953
Completed	2 July 1953
Identification	Pennant number(s): M2612 / IMS12
Fate	Sold 1973
Malaysia
Name	KD Temasek
Acquired	1958
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham-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
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

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.

References

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