HMS Cranham (M2701)

HMS Cranham was one of 93 Royal Navy ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cranham
Namesake	Cranham
Builder	J. Samuel White
Launched	24 November 1953
Completed	1 June 1954
Fate	Sold September 1966. As of 2007 a cruising vessel Burja
General characteristics
Class & type	Ham class minesweeper
Displacement	120 tons standard 164 tons full
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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2701 / IMS19

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Cranham in Gloucestershire.

References

• Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)