| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Harpham |
| Namesake | Harpham |
| Builder | Jones Slip |
| Launched | 14 September 1954 |
| Completed | 22 December 1954 |
| Fate | Transferred to Libya 1962 |
 Libya | |
| Name | Brak |
| Acquired | 1962 |
| Fate | Broken up 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ham class minesweeper |
| Type | 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): M2634 / IMS36 |
HMS Harpham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. She was built in 1954 by the Jones Shipyard in Buckie, Moray. She was sold to Libya in 1962 and renamed Brak. She remained in Libyan service until she was broken up in 1973.
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Harpham in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
References
- "HMS Harpham". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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