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Minesweeper of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Bucklesham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
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Name | HMS Bucklesham |
Namesake | Bucklesham |
Builder | Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. |
Launched | 8 August 1952 |
Completed | 20 April 1954 |
Fate | Sold 1981 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham class minesweeper |
Type | Minesweeper |
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Length | |
Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2614 / IMS14 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bucklesham in Suffolk.
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