HMS Kingham (M2704)

HMS Kingham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Kingham
NamesakeKingham
BuilderJ. Samuel White
Launched26 January 1955
Completed1 June 1955
IdentificationPennant number(s): M2704 / IMS41
Fatetransferred to France, 1955
France
NamePâquerette (M775)
Stricken4 May 1988
IdentificationPennant number(s): A742 / P742
FateSold, 25 January 1996[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 164 tons full
Length106 ft 6 in (32.46 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun

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

Notes

  1. "oldships.org.uk". www.oldships.org.uk.

References

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



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