HMS Mileham

HMS Mileham was a Ham-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Mileham
Namesake	Mileham
Builder	William Weatherhead & Sons, Cockenzie
Launched	1 July 1954
Completed	16 March 1955
Fate	transferred to France, 1955
France
Name	Hortensia
Acquired	1955
Stricken	1983
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): M2711 / IMS48

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