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HMS Cranham (M2701)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cranham
NamesakeCranham
BuilderJ. Samuel White
Launched24 November 1953
Completed1 June 1954
FateSold September 1966. As of 2007 a cruising vessel Burja
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): M2701 / IMS19

HMS Cranham was one of 93 Royal Navy ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.

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

References

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