HMS Isham (M2703)
HMS Isham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Isham |
| Namesake | Isham |
| Builder | J. Samuel White |
| Launched | 13 September 1954 |
| Completed | 25 January 1955 |
| Fate | transferred to France, 22 April 1955 |
| France | |
| Name | Oeillet (M774) |
| Acquired | 22 April 1955 |
| Fate | broken up, 1989 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2703 / IMS40 |
Their 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.
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