Ham-class minesweeper.
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Ottringham |
| Namesake | Ottringham |
| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 22 January 1958 |
| Completed | 17 December 1958 |
| Fate | transferred to Ghana, October 1959 |
 Ghana |
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| Name | GNS Afadzato |
| Acquired | October 1959 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1959 |
| Fate | broken up, 1977 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
- 120 long tons (122 t) standard
- 164 long tons (167 t) full load
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| Length |
- 100 ft (30 m) p/p
- 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a, except third sub-group 107 ft 6 in (32.77 m)
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| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels
- 1,100 bhp (820 kW)
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| Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2715 / IMS52 |
HMS Ottringham 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 Ottringham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
In 1959, the ship was sold to the Royal Ghana Navy.[2]
References
- ^ Blackman, Raymond, ed. (1961). "Minesweepers". Jane's Fighting Ships. 64. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co: 285. ISSN 0075-3025. OCLC 804621601.
- ^ Berridge, H R, ed. (November 1959). "First Ship for Royal Ghana Navy". The Navy News. No. 65. Portsmouth: Navy News. p. 8. OCLC 898207635.
