HMS Ottringham (M2715)
Ham-class minesweeper. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HMS Ottringham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Ottringham |
| Namesake | Ottringham |
| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 22 January 1958 |
| Completed | 17 December 1958 |
| Fate | transferred to Ghana, October 1959 |
 Ghana | |
| Name | GNS Afadzato |
| Acquired | October 1959 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1959 |
| Fate | broken up, 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham-class minesweeper |
| Displacement |
|
| 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 |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2715 / IMS52 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Ottringham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
In 1959, the ship was sold to the Royal Ghana Navy.[2]
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