HMS Brantingham
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Brantingham |
| Namesake | Brantingham |
| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 16 February 1953 |
| Completed | 2 July 1953 |
| Identification | Pennant number(s): M2612 / IMS12 |
| Fate | Sold 1973 |
.svg){kind=small} Malaysia | |
| Name | KD Temasek |
| Acquired | 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion |
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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 |
HMS Brantingham 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 Brantingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In 1958 it was transferred to the Royal Malayan Navy and renamed KD Temasek.[1]
References[edit]
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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