HMS Arlingham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Arlingham
Namesake: Arlingham
Builder: Camper and Nicholsons
Launched: 1 April 1953
Completed: 24 November 1953
Decommissioned: 3 September 1953
Fate: Sold to Gibraltar Underwater Contractors 19 September 1978[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Ham-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
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 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes: Pennant number(s): M2603 / IMS03

The names of these ships were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. This minesweeper was named after Arlingham in Gloucestershire.

In 1969, HMS Arlingham was rammed by a Spanish Customs launch near Gibraltar, which was later the subject of a formal complaint.

Further reading
  • Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.

References
  1. OldShips.org.uk HMS Arlingham


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