HMS Mileham (M2711)
| History | |
|---|---|
|  United Kingdom | |
| Name: | HMS Mileham | 
| Namesake: | Mileham | 
| Builder: | William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie | 
| Launched: | 1 July 1954 | 
| Completed: | 16 March 1955 | 
| Fate: | transferred to France, 1955 | 
|  France | |
| Name: | Hortensia | 
| Acquired: | 1955 | 
| Struck: | 1983 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun | 
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2711 / IMS48 | 
HMS Mileham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Mileham in Norfolk.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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