HMS Felmersham

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Felmersham
Namesake	Felmersham
Builder	Camper and Nicholsons
Launched	24 September 1953
Completed	11 May 1954
Fate	transferred to Malaysia, 5 March 1966
Malaysia
Name	KD Todak
Acquired	5 March 1966
Fate	broken up, 1976
General characteristics
Class and type	Ham-class 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): M2627 / IMS29

HMS Felmersham 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 Felmersham in Bedfordshire.

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