HMS Malham (M2789)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GrahamHardy (talk | contribs) at 21:32, 22 May 2016 (removed Category:Ships built in the United Kingdom; added Category:Ships built in England using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Malham
NamesakeMalham
BuilderFairlie Yacht
Launched29 August 1958
Completed10 December 1958
Fatetransferred to Ghana, October 1959
Ghana
NameGNS Yogada
AcquiredOctober 1959
Commissioned31 October 1959
Fatebroken up, 1977
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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
NotesPennant number(s): M2789 / IMS89

HMS Malham 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 Malham in North Yorkshire.

References

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