HMS Hildersham (M2705)

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HMS Hildersham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hildersham
NamesakeHildersham
BuilderVosper
Launched5 February 1954
Completed9 November 1954
Fatetransferred to India, 1955
India
NameINS Bimlipatan
NamesakeBimlipatan
Acquired1955
Stricken1994
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): M2705 / IMS42

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

References

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