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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
BIMLIPATAN inshore minesweepers (1954/1955, 1968-1970)
Photo
Bassein 1971
Ships
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 |
Technical data
| 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 |
Standard scale images
Bimlipatan 1975
Graphics
Bassein 1971
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.
