HMS Malham

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Malham
Namesake	Malham
Builder	Fairlie Yacht
Launched	29 August 1958
Completed	10 December 1958
Fate	transferred to Ghana, October 1959
Ghana
Name	Yogada
Acquired	October 1959
Commissioned	31 October 1959
Fate	broken up, 1977
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 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun / 20 mm Oerlikon gun
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2789 / IMS89

Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Malham in North Yorkshire.

References

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