HMS Boreham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Boreham
Namesake	Boreham
Builder	Brooke Marine
Launched	21 October 1952
Completed	16 October 1953
Fate	transferred to Malaysia, 5 March 1966
Malaysia
Name	KD Jerong
Acquired	5 March 1966
Fate	broken up, 1970
General characteristics
Class and 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
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2610 / IMS10

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.