HMS Hildersham (M2705)
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hildersham |
| Namesake: | Hildersham |
| Builder: | Vosper |
| Launched: | 5 February 1954 |
| Completed: | 9 November 1954 |
| Fate: | transferred to India, 1955 |
| Career (India) |  |
| Name: | INS Bimlipatan |
| Acquired: | 1955 |
| Struck: | 1994 |
| 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 × 40 mm Bofors / 20 mm Oerlikon gun |
| Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2705 / IMS42 |
HMS Hildersham 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 Hildersham in Cambridgeshire.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
