HMS Kingham (M2704)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Kingham
Namesake	Kingham
Builder	J. Samuel White
Launched	26 January 1955
Completed	1 June 1955
Identification	Pennant number(s): M2704 / IMS41
Fate	transferred to France, 1955
France
Name	Pâquerette (M775)
Stricken	4 May 1988
Identification	Pennant number(s): A742 / P742
Fate	Sold, 25 January 1996
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

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

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

Notes

^ "oldships.org.uk". www.oldships.org.uk.

References

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

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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Kingham
Namesake	Kingham
Builder	J. Samuel White
Launched	26 January 1955
Completed	1 June 1955
Identification	Pennant number(s): M2704 / IMS41
Fate	transferred to France, 1955
France
Name	Pâquerette (M775)
Stricken	4 May 1988
Identification	Pennant number(s): A742 / P742
Fate	Sold, 25 January 1996^[1]
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