| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSLedsham |
| Builder | J. Bolson,Poole |
| Launched | 30 June 1954 |
| Completed | 22 March 1955 |
| Out of service | Sold April 1971 |
| Renamed | by 2007Nipatina |
| Fate | After being moored atDeptford Creek, London since 2007 the ship caught fire in January 2017. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ham-classminesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 106 ft 6 in (32.46 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Paxman 12YHAXM diesels, 1,100 bhp (820 kW) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
| Armament | 1 ×Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun /20 mm Oerlikon gun |
| Notes | Pennant number(s): M2706 / IMS43 |
HMSLedsham was one of 93 ships of theHam class of inshoreminesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in-ham. The minesweeper was named afterLedsham, Cheshire orLedsham, West Yorkshire.
She was built by J. Bolson & Son Ltd. at Poole, and launched on 30 June 1954.[1]
HMSLedsham was sold on 1971 for breaking up atNewhaven, Sussex. By 1998 she was moored inDeptford Creek, southeast London,[1] as a venue for local events, but the stern was damaged by fire in 2008.[2]
From 2012 she was repaired and renovated as the centre of The Minesweeper Collective, an artists' cooperative. The minesweeper housed a printing studio, and was a venue for art and music events.[2][3] On the night of 5 January 2017 an explosion near the former minesweeper led to the ship catching fire whilst theLondon Fire Brigade deployed a dozen fire engines to the scene.[4]
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