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HMS Ludham (M2708)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ludham
NamesakeLudham
BuilderFairlie Yacht
Launched16 June 1954
Completed30 March 1956
FateSold March 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeHam class minesweeper
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 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
NotesPennant number(s): M2708 / IMS45

HMS Ludham 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 Ludham in Norfolk.

References

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