HMS Ludham (M2708)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Ludham
Namesake	Ludham
Builder	Fairlie Yacht
Launched	16 June 1954
Completed	30 March 1956
Fate	Sold March 1967
General characteristics
Class and 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): M2708 / IMS45

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

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

References

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