HMS Portisham (M2781)
 Portisham as a liveaboard in Balbriggan, 2012.
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Portisham |
| Namesake | Portisham |
| Builder | Dorset Yacht Co. |
| Launched | 3 November 1955 |
| Completed | 26 March 1956 |
| Homeport | Balbriggan |
| Identification | Portisham |
| Fate | Sold January 1989, currently in private ownership. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | 120 tons sd |
| Beam | 21.5ft |
| Propulsion | Originally, Paxman 12YHAXM, now Scania DS9 & Cummins L10 |
| Speed | 14 kts |
| Range | TBD |
| Complement | 2 - 6 |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2781 / IMS81 |
HMS Portisham 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 Portesham in Dorset, using an alternative spelling for the village.
After her sale in 1989 she was laid up and for sale in a boatyard in Essex. She was procured for conversion to a liveaboard ship by an Irish national in 2007 and is currently the second biggest private vessel under the Irish flag.
References
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/man-living-in-floating-home-wins-reprieve-against-council-1.3096381
- http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-defers-ruling-in-row-over-floating-home-in-dublin-1.2303449
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships various editions
- Colledge J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy various editions
- Cocker M.P. Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy (1993)
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