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|Ship name=''Halsham'' |
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|Ship launched=22 September 1953 |
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'''HMS ''Halsham''''' was one of 93 ships of the {{ |
'''HMS ''Halsham''''' was one of 93 ships of the {{sclass2|Ham|minesweeper|4}} of inshore [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after [[Halsham]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. |
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She was transferred from the Royal Navy to [[Royal Air Force]] duties in 1966, renamed ''No.5002'' (later ''No.5012'') and converted to a research and trials vessel for [[Royal Aircraft Establishment]], [[Farnborough Airport|Farnborough]]. By 1972, she was the only remaining RAF-operated marine asset, and to provide continued efficient management she was transferred to the [[Royal Corps of Transport]]'s civilian fleet and renamed ''Richard George Masters'' (later shortened to ''R G Masters'').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Habesch |first1=David |title=The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII |date=2001 |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |isbn=1-86176-157-0 |page=166}}</ref> [[Richard George Masters|Private Masters]] was the sole recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ship Named after War Hero |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19721219/007/0001 |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Liverpool Echo |issue=28912 |date=19 December 1972 |page=1|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> |
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. The minesweeper was named after [[Halsham]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. |
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In 1979 she was withdrawn from military service, and then sold to Pounds Shipowners & Shipbreakers at Portsmouth, who resold her in 1981 to Greek shipowners Petrakis Line of [[Corfu]]. She was renamed ''Sotirakis'' and converted to a tourist excursion boat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Halsham |url=https://clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=55735 |website=Scottish Built Ships |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Research Trust |access-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401210923/https://clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=55735 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953) |
*Blackman, R.V.B. ed. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1953) |
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{{Ham class minesweeper}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:51, 19 October 2024
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| Name | Halsham |
| Namesake | Halsham |
| Builder | Jones Buckie Slip & Shipyard |
| Launched | 22 September 1953 |
| Completed | 9 July 1954 |
| Fate | Sold 1981 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
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| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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| 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): M2633 / IMS35 |
HMS Halsham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers of the Royal Navy. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Halsham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
She was transferred from the Royal Navy to Royal Air Force duties in 1966, renamed No.5002 (later No.5012) and converted to a research and trials vessel for Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. By 1972, she was the only remaining RAF-operated marine asset, and to provide continued efficient management she was transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport's civilian fleet and renamed Richard George Masters (later shortened to R G Masters).[1] Private Masters was the sole recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.[2]
In 1979 she was withdrawn from military service, and then sold to Pounds Shipowners & Shipbreakers at Portsmouth, who resold her in 1981 to Greek shipowners Petrakis Line of Corfu. She was renamed Sotirakis and converted to a tourist excursion boat.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Habesch, David (2001). The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 1-86176-157-0.
- ^ "Ship Named after War Hero". Liverpool Echo. No. 28912. 19 December 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Halsham". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
References
[edit]- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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