HMS Arlingham (M2603)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Arlingham |
| Namesake: | Arlingham |
| Builder: | Camper and Nicholsons |
| Launched: | 1 April 1953 |
| Completed: | 24 November 1953 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 September 1953 |
| Fate: | Sold to Gibraltar Underwater Contractors 19 September 1977[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ham class minesweeper |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 120 long tons (122 t) standard 164 long tons (167 t) full load |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) p/p 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) o/a |
| 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) |
| Speed: | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament: | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2603 / IMS03 |
HMS Arlingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
The names of these ships were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. This minesweeper was named after Arlingham in Gloucestershire.
In 1969, HMS Arlingham was rammed by a Spanish Customs launch near Gibraltar, which was later the subject of a formal complaint.[2]
Further reading
- Blackman, Raymond V.B., ed. Jane's Fighting Ships 1952–1953. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.
