HMS_Bucklesham_(M2614)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bucklesham
Namesake	Bucklesham
Builder	Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd.
Launched	8 August 1952
Completed	20 April 1954
Fate	Sold 1981
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 L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2614 / IMS14

HMS <i>Bucklesham</i> (M2614)

HMS Bucklesham (M2614)

Minesweeper of the Royal Navy

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

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

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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Bucklesham
Namesake	Bucklesham
Builder	Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd.
Launched	8 August 1952
Completed	20 April 1954
Fate	Sold 1981
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 L/60 gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Notes	Pennant number(s): M2614 / IMS14