Bimlipatan 1975
|
Name |
No |
Yard No |
Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
| बिम्लिपतन [Bimlipatan] (ex-Hildersham) | M2705, 1975- M79 | Vosper, Portsmouth, UK | 5.2.1954 | 11.1954 // 6.1955 | stricken 1995/96 | ||
| बस्सैन [Bassein] (ex-Littleham) | M2707, 1975- M80 | Brooke, Lowestoft, UK | 4.4.1954 | 10.1954 // 6.1955 | stricken 1995/96 | ||
| बुल्सर [Bulsar] | M89, 1975- M82 | Mazagon Dock, Bombay | 17.5.1969 | 1970 | stricken 1995/96 | ||
| भत्कल [Bhatkal] | M90, 1975- M81 | Mazagon Dock, Bombay | 5.1967 | 1968 | stricken 1995/96 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
120 |
|
Displacement full, t |
159 |
|
Length, m |
30.5 pp 32.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
M2705, 2707: 6.60 M89, 90: 6.40 |
|
Draught, m |
1.67 - 1.75 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Davey Paxman diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
1100 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 15 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2350(9) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, LL mechanical/magnetic/acoustic minesweeping gear |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 978 radar |
|
Complement |
15 |
Project history: British Ham class inshore coastal minesweepers, two were transferred to India soon after commissioning by RN and two were built in Bombay 15 years later.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Bassein 1971
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