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HMS Bedham

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Bedham
NamesakeBedham
BuilderJ. Bolson, Poole
Launched29 July 1953
Completed18 December 1953
FateTransferred to Malaysia 1959.
NotesPennant number(s): M2606 / IMS06
Malaysia
NameKD Lanka Suka
Acquired1959
FateBroken up 1967.[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeHam-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
Beam21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels
  • 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
Speed14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

HMS Bedham 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 Bedham in West Sussex.

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ "Ham Class Minesweepers". www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk.