HMS Elsenham (M2624)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Elsenham
Namesake	Elsenham
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Launched	25 May 1955
Completed	11 January 1956
Identification	Pennant number(s): M2624 / IMS26
Fate	Sold to the Federation of South Arabia 1967. Stricken 1984.
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 (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

HMS Elsenham 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 Elsenham in Essex. Some others include HMS Mickleham, and HMS Petersham.

References

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