HMS Bedham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bedham
Namesake	Bedham
Builder	J. Bolson, Poole
Launched	29 July 1953
Completed	18 December 1953
Fate	Transferred to Malaysia 1959.
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2606 / IMS06
Malaysia
Name	KD Lanka Suka
Acquired	1959
Fate	Broken up 1967.[1]
General characteristics
Class & type	Ham-class minesweeper
Displacement	120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load
Length	100 ft (30 m) p/p 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a
Beam	21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Draught	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
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

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bedham in West Sussex.

Further reading

• Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.