HMS Harpham (M2634)

HMS Harpham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. SHe was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed Brak.[1] She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Harpham
Namesake: Harpham
Builder: Jones Slip
Launched: 14 September 1954
Completed: 22 December 1954
Fate: Transferred to Libya 1962
Libya
Name: Brak
Acquired: 1962
Fate: Broken up 1973
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 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes: Pennant number(s): M2634 / IMS36

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Harpham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

References
  1. "HMS Harpham". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)



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