HMS Boreham
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Name | HMS Boreham |
Namesake | Boreham |
Builder | Brooke Marine |
Launched | 21 October 1952 |
Completed | 16 October 1953 |
Fate | transferred to Malaysia, 5 March 1966 |
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Name | KD Jerong |
Acquired | 5 March 1966 |
Fate | broken up, 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
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Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes | Pennant number(s): M2610 / IMS10 |
HMS Boreham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Boreham in Essex.
References
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
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