HMS Asheldham (M2604)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Asheldham |
| Namesake: | Asheldham |
| Builder: | Philip |
| Launched: | 9 September 1953 |
| Completed: | 20 September 1954 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Malaysia, 1 April 1959 |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2604 / IMS04 |
| Career (Malaysia) |  |
| Name: | KD Sri Perlis |
| Acquired: | 1 April 1959 |
| Fate: | broken up 1967[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 120 tons standard 164 tons full |
| 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 |
HMS Asheldham 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 Asheldham in Essex.
[edit] Further reading
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
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