isham, m2703, isham, class, minesweeper, royal, navy, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, ishamnamesakeishambuilderj, samuel, whitelaunched13, september, 1954completed25, january, 1955fatetransferred, france, april, 1955francenameoeillet, m774, acquired22, april, 1. HMS Isham was a Ham class minesweeper of the Royal Navy HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS IshamNamesakeIshamBuilderJ Samuel WhiteLaunched13 September 1954Completed25 January 1955Fatetransferred to France 22 April 1955FranceNameOeillet M774 Acquired22 April 1955Fatebroken up 1989General characteristicsClass and typeHam class minesweeperDisplacement120 tons standard 164 tons fullLength106 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 ratingsArmament1 Bofors 40 mm L 60 gun 20 mm Oerlikon gunNotesPennant number s M2703 IMS40Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ham The minesweeper was named after Isham in Northamptonshire The ship was sold to France as Oeillet in 1955 1 2 References EditBlackman R V B ed Jane s Fighting Ships 1953 Spi des ign HMS Isham TON Class Association Retrieved 28 April 2023 HMS Isham World Naval Ships Directory www worldnavalships com Retrieved 28 April 2023 This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Isham M2703 amp oldid 1152197991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,