Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Portesham in Dorset, using an alternative spelling for the village.
On 15 April 1973, Portisham assisted a Royal Dutch NavyBreguet Atlantic aircraft no 257 which ditched off Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Portisham was removed from service in 1983. After her sale in 1989 she was laid up and for sale in a boatyard in Essex. She was procured for conversion to a liveaboard ship by an Irish national in 2007 and is currently the second biggest private vessel under the Irish flag.
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Man living in ‘floating home’ wins reprieve against council
Supreme Court defers ruling in row over ‘floating home’ in Dublin
Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships various editions
Colledge J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy various editions
Cocker M.P. Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy (1993)
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portisham, m2781, portisham, ships, class, inshore, minesweepers, portisham, portsmouth, navy, 1980, history, united, kingdom, namehms, portisham, namesakeportisham, builderdorset, yacht, launched3, november, 1955, completed26, march, 1956, homeportbalbriggan,. HMS Portisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers HMS Portisham at Portsmouth Navy Day 1980 History United Kingdom NameHMS Portisham NamesakePortisham BuilderDorset Yacht Co Launched3 November 1955 Completed26 March 1956 HomeportBalbriggan IdentificationPortisham FateSold January 1989 currently in private ownership General characteristics Class and typeHam class minesweeper Displacement120 tons sd Beam21 5ft PropulsionOriginally Paxman 12YHAXM now Scania DS9 amp Cummins L10 Speed14 kts RangeTBD Complement2 6 NotesPennant number s M2781 IMS81 Portisham as a liveaboard in Balbriggan 2012 Their names were all chosen from villages ending in ham The minesweeper was named after Portesham in Dorset using an alternative spelling for the village Portisham served in the Royal Navy from 1956 until 1964 when she was transferred to the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service RNXS On 15 April 1973 Portisham assisted a Royal Dutch Navy Breguet Atlantic aircraft no 257 which ditched off Wassenaar Netherlands Portisham was removed from service in 1983 After her sale in 1989 she was laid up and for sale in a boatyard in Essex She was procured for conversion to a liveaboard ship by an Irish national in 2007 and is currently the second biggest private vessel under the Irish flag References editMan living in floating home wins reprieve against council Supreme Court defers ruling in row over floating home in Dublin Blackman R V B ed Jane s Fighting Ships various editions Colledge J J Ships of the Royal Navy various editions Cocker M P Mine Warfare Vessels of the Royal Navy 1993 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 Portisham M2781 amp oldid 1071543515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,