HMS Mileham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Mileham |
| Namesake | Mileham |
| Builder | William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie |
| Launched | 1 July 1954 |
| Completed | 16 March 1955 |
| Fate | transferred to France, 1955 |
 France |
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| Name | Hortensia |
| Acquired | 1955 |
| Stricken | 1983 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
- 120 tons standard
- 164 tons full
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| 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): M2711 / IMS48 |
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Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Mileham in Norfolk.
