HMS Isham (M2703)
Appearance
(Redirected from French minesweeper Oeillet (M774))
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Isham |
Namesake | Isham |
Builder | J. Samuel White |
Launched | 13 September 1954 |
Completed | 25 January 1955 |
Fate | transferred to France, 22 April 1955 |
France | |
Name | Oeillet (M774) |
Acquired | 22 April 1955 |
Fate | broken up, 1989 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
Displacement |
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Length | 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2703 / IMS40 |
HMS Isham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Isham in Northamptonshire.
The ship was sold to France as Oeillet in 1955.[1][2]
References
[edit]- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
- ^ Spi-des-ign. "HMS Isham". TON Class Association. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "HMS Isham - World Naval Ships Directory". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.