ludham, m2708, ludham, ships, class, inshore, minesweepers, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, ludhamnamesakeludhambuilderfairlie, yachtlaunched16, june, 1954completed30, march, 1956fatesold, march, 1967general, characteristicsclass, typeham, class, minesweeperdis. HMS Ludham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS LudhamNamesakeLudhamBuilderFairlie YachtLaunched16 June 1954Completed30 March 1956FateSold March 1967General 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 M2708 IMS45Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ham The minesweeper was named after Ludham in Norfolk References editBlackman R V B ed Jane s Fighting Ships 1953 nbsp This article about a specific naval minesweeper of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Ludham M2708 amp oldid 1087940938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
