HMS Glentham (M2631)

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

HMS Glentham
History
United Kingdom
NamesakeGlentham
BuilderArdrossan Dockyard
Launched29 April 1957
Completed20 May 1958
IdentificationPennant number(s): M2631 / IMS33
FateSold in Singapore for scrapping April 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-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
Beam21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × 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 Glentham in Lincolnshire.

References

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


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