HMS Flintham (M2628)

History
Name	HMS Flintham
Namesake	Flintham
Builder	J. Bolson, Poole
Launched	10 March 1955
Completed	1 November 1955
Fate	Sold 1982
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham class minesweeper
Type	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 (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	2 officers, 13 ratings
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2629 / IMS30

HMS Flintham was one of 93 ships of the Template:Sclass2- of inshore minesweepers.

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

References

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