HMS Davenham (M2620)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Davenham
Namesake	Davenham
Builder	William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie
Launched	23 March 1953
Completed	8 December 1953
Fate	Sold 1966
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): M2620 / IMS22

HMS Davenham 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 Davenham in Cheshire.

References

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