HMS Abbotsham (M2787)

HMS Abbotsham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.

HMS Portisham, another ship of the same class
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Abbotsham
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Wm. Blackmore
Launched	16 December 1955
Completed	10 January 1957
Out of service	1966
Fate	Sold June 1967.resold in 2018 in the Netherlands.
Notes	Pennant = (M2787), (IMS87)
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Ham class minesweeper
Displacement	120 tons standard 159 tons full
Length	107 ft 6 in (32.77 m) oa 100 ft (30.5 m) pp
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 × 20 mm Oerlikon gun

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Abbotsham in Devon. Abbotsham was one of the third series of Ham-class minesweepers, with an all-wooden hull, and was built by William Blackmore, completing on 10 January 1957.^[1][2]

The Ham class proved to be too small to carry modern minesweeping gear, and like many of the class, Abbotsham was quickly placed in operational reserve, entering this state in November 1957. She remained in operational reserve at Rosneath until 1966, when she was placed on the disposal list, the ship being sold in 1967.^[1][3]

See also

• List of ship names of the Royal Navy
• United Kingdom portal