HMS Isham (M2703)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Isham
NamesakeIsham
BuilderJ. Samuel White
Launched13 September 1954
Completed25 January 1955
Fatetransferred to France, 22 April 1955
France
NameOeillet (M774)
Acquired22 April 1955
Fatebroken up, 1989
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
Displacement
  • 120 tons standard
  • 164 tons full
Length106 ft 6 in (32.46 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Propulsion2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
NotesPennant number(s): M2703 / IMS40

HMS Isham was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy.

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Isham in Northamptonshire.

References

  • Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)