Registration number 2071
Status Registered
a12admin
Restoration under way on The Mindsweeper
Mindsweeper - interior
Mindsweeper - restoration underway
Mindsweeper - port side view, underway

Previous names

  • HMS Ledsham

Details

Function Fighting Vessel
Subfunction Minesweeper
Location Deptford
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Bolson, J & Sons Ltd, Poole
Built in 1954
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
21.97 feet (6.70m)
Depth
5.90 feet (1.80m)
Length: Overall
106.56 feet (32.50m)

History

Built in 1954 by J Bolson of Poole, THE MINESWEEPER is a Ham class minesweeper of timber construction. She was sold for breaking in 1971 and a salvage project began in 1997. The fore deck has been redecked and a large room has been built on the mid-deck. She is the last triple carvel construction vessel on the Thames and one of the few remaining Ham class minesweepers.

Key dates

  • 1954

    Ham class minesweeper built by J. Bolson of Poole
  • 1971

    Sold for breaking 
  • 1997

    Salvage project began
  • 2000s

    Fore deck redecked and large room built on mid-deck
  • 2013

    Undergoing renovation and redevelopment at Deptford Creek

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk