HMS Flintham (M2628): Difference between revisions

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Flintham
Namesake	Flintham
Builder	J. Bolson, Poole
Launched	10 March 1955
Completed	1 November 1955
Fate	Sold 1982
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): M2629 / IMS30

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

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

References

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

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 Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after [[Flintham]] in [[Nottinghamshire]].
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 *Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953)
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