HMS Bottisham
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bottisham |
| Namesake | Bottisham |
| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 17 January 1953 |
| Completed | 21 October 1953 |
| Fate | Sold 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham class minesweeper |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2611 / IMS11 |
HMS Bottisham 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 Bottisham in Cambridgeshire.
References
[edit]- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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