HMS Birdham
Ham-class inshore minesweeper of the Royal Navy
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::summary Ham-class inshore minesweeper of the Royal Navy ::
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| country | United Kingdom |
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| name | HMS Birdham |
| namesake | Birdham |
| builder | Jason Taylor |
| launched | 19 September 1955 |
| completed | 5 March 1957 |
| fate | Sold 1980 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | Ham class minesweeper |
| displacement | *120 tons standard |
| length | 106 ft |
| beam | 22 ft |
| draught | 5 ft |
| propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp |
| speed | 14 kn |
| complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
| notes | Pennant number(s): M2785 / IMS85 |
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class=Ham class minesweeper |displacement=*120 tons standard
- 164 tons full |length=106 ft |beam=22 ft |height= |draught=5 ft |power= |propulsion=2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp |speed=14 kn |range= |endurance= |capacity= |complement=2 officers, 13 ratings |troops= |armament=1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |armour= |notes=Pennant number(s): M2785 / IMS85 '*HMS *Birdham''''' was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Birdham in West Sussex.
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