HMS Altham (M2602)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Altham |
| Namesake: | Altham, Lancashire |
| Builder: | Camper and Nicholsons |
| Launched: | 2 December 1952 |
| Completed: | 8 July 1953 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Malaysia 1 April 1959. |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2602 / IMS02 |
| Career (Malaysia) |  |
| Name: | KD Sri Johore |
| Acquired: | 1 April 1959 |
| Fate: | broken up 1967.[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 |
HMS Altham 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 Altham in Lancashire.
[edit] Further reading
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
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